T 154 (KW1926) - Mechanicsburg, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 40° 13.193 W 077° 00.248
18T E 329472 N 4454088
Benchmark located at the intersection of Brandy Lane & Old Silver Spring RD. Mark is reported as 'destroyed by the NGS but appears to be in the originally described location.
Waymark Code: WMBPY6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
Views: 5

Disk is located in the NE quadrant of the T intersection of Brandy LN & Old Silver Spring RD and is near the S end of a hedge row. It is about 10' NE of pole # 70 S/20827/S32372, about 12' SE of an 18" maple tree, and 1' W of the hedge.

NGS datasheet is as follows:

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KW1926 DESIGNATION - T 154
KW1926 PID - KW1926
KW1926 STATE/COUNTY- PA/CUMBERLAND
KW1926 USGS QUAD - MECHANICSBURG (1987)
KW1926
KW1926 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
KW1926 ___________________________________________________________________
KW1926* NAD 83(1986)- 40 13 19. (N) 077 00 26. (W) SCALED
KW1926* NAVD 88 - 129.126 (meters) 423.64 (feet) ADJUSTED
KW1926 ___________________________________________________________________
KW1926 GEOID HEIGHT- -34.16 (meters) GEOID09
KW1926 DYNAMIC HT - 129.061 (meters) 423.43 (feet) COMP
KW1926 MODELED GRAV- 980,119.8 (mgal) NAVD 88
KW1926
KW1926 VERT ORDER - SECOND CLASS 0
KW1926
KW1926.The horizontal coordinates were scaled from a topographic map and have
KW1926.an estimated accuracy of +/- 6 seconds.
KW1926
KW1926.The orthometric height was determined by differential leveling and
KW1926.adjusted in June 1991.
KW1926
KW1926.The geoid height was determined by GEOID09.
KW1926
KW1926.The dynamic height is computed by dividing the NAVD 88
KW1926.geopotential number by the normal gravity value computed on the
KW1926.Geodetic Reference System of 1980 (GRS 80) ellipsoid at 45
KW1926.degrees latitude (g = 980.6199 gals.).
KW1926
KW1926.The modeled gravity was interpolated from observed gravity values.
KW1926
KW1926; North East Units Estimated Accuracy
KW1926;SPC PA S - 98,930. 663,220. MT (+/- 180 meters Scaled)
KW1926
KW1926 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
KW1926
KW1926 NGVD 29 (??/??/??) 129.335 (m) 424.33 (f) ADJUSTED 2 0
KW1926
KW1926.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
KW1926.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
KW1926.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
KW1926
KW1926_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 18TUK292543(NAD 83)
KW1926_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
KW1926_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
KW1926_SP_SET: SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
KW1926_STAMPING: T 154 1942
KW1926_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
KW1926+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
KW1926
KW1926 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
KW1926 HISTORY - 1942 MONUMENTED CGS
KW1926 HISTORY - 1952 GOOD CGS
KW1926 HISTORY - 1976 DESTROYED PADT
KW1926
KW1926 STATION DESCRIPTION
KW1926
KW1926'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942
KW1926'0.7 MI N FROM MECHANICSBURG.
KW1926'0.7 MILE NORTH ALONG A COUNTY ROAD FROM THE POST OFFICE AT
KW1926'MECHANICSBURG, AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE ROADS, 35.5 FEET SOUTH
KW1926'OF THE SOUTH CORNER OF THE 2-STORY HOUSE, 22.4 FEET NORTHWEST OF
KW1926'THE CENTER-LINE OF THE SIDE ROAD, 31 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE
KW1926'CENTER-LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE
KW1926'HEDGE. A STANDARD DISK SET IN TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.
KW1926
KW1926 STATION RECOVERY (1952)
KW1926
KW1926'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1952
KW1926'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
KW1926
KW1926 STATION RECOVERY (1976)
KW1926
KW1926'RECOVERY NOTE BY PA DEPT OF TRANSP 1976
KW1926'SURFACE MARK REPORTED DESTROYED.
Condition: Not listed

Designation: T 154

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Cumberland County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mechanicsburg - PA

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: KW1926

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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