329 0030 (NHDPW&H, New Hampton, NH)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NH2beers
N 43° 37.238 W 071° 35.574
19T E 290793 N 4833005
A NHDPW&H standard bench mark disk, located at the Twin Tamarack Campground, in New Hampton, NH. The NHDOT ID# is 329-0030.
Waymark Code: WMCGKG
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This station, a NH Department of Public Works and Highways standard bench mark disk, is located in New Hampton, NH. It is set in a large ledge outcrop off the north side of NH Rt.104, 7-ft above the road, and about 200-ft west of the Twin Tamarack Campground main entrance. It is approximately halfway between the road and some campground plots, and is easy to locate. This is the NHDOT datasheet description:

THE STATION IS LOCATED IN NEW HAMPTON.TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE STEEL BRIDGE OVER THE PEMIGEWASETT RIVER AT THE BRISTOL/NEW HAMPTON TOWN LINE, GO EAST FOR 3.85 MI (6.20 KM) ON STATE ROUTE 104 TO A SMALL TRAILER PARK ON THE RIGHT AND THE STATION ON THE LEFT. ALSO, 0.2 MI (0.3 KM) WEST ON ROUTE 104 FROM THE MEREDITH/NEW HAMPTON TOWN LINE TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT.THE STATION IS A STANDARD NHDPWH DISK STAMPED--329 0030--, SET IN A LEDGE OUTCROP 7 FT (2.1 M) ABOVE THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY. 200 FT (61.0 M) WEST FROM THE CENTER OF A DRIVE LEADING NORTH TO THE TWIN TAMARACK CAMPING RESORT, 29.5 FT (9.0 M) NORTH FROM THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY, 17.5 FT (5.3 M) NORTH-NORTHWEST FROM THE CENTER OF A DROP INLET, AND 4.0 FT (1.2 M) NORTH FROM THE SOUTH FACE OF THE ROCK LEDGE.

The disk is suitable for GPS. The full NHDOT datasheet can be accessed at the link below.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 329 0030

Benchmark Agency: Not listed

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

County: Belknap

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Winnisquam Lake

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used

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

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

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