KERR AZ MK - Ohio
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member shorbird
N 40° 37.829 W 081° 51.694
17T E 427137 N 4498095
This is the azimuth mark for triangulation station KERR, in Salt Creek Township, Holmes County.
Waymark Code: WMD7GM
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (WER) THE STATION IS ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF HOLMESVILLE, 3 MILES SOUTH OF FREDRICKSBURG, 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE HOLMES-WAYNE COUNTY LINE, IN THE CENTER OF SECTION 6, T 14 N, R 12 W, ON LAND OWNED BY MRS. EVELYN KERR. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN FREDRICKSBURG, GO SOUTH FOR 0.1 MILE TO WHERE THE MAIN ROAD TURNS RIGHT. CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE BLACKTOP ROAD FOR 1.05 MILES TO SALT CREEK TOWNSHIP ROUTE 601 ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON ROUTE 601 FOR 2.05 MILES TO SALT CREEK TOWNSHIP ROUTE 602 ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST FOR 0.3 MILE TO THE TOP OF THE GRADE AND THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. STATION MARKS ARE STANDARD DISKS. THE SURFACE DISK IS STAMPED KERR 1959 AND IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 7 INCHES. IT IS 16 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF ROUTE 602, 43 FEET NORTHWEST OF A POWERLINE POLE, 182 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A WHITE HOUSE AND 6.5 FEET NORTH OF AN EAST-WEST FENCE LINE. A STANDARD METAL WITNESS POST WAS SET 3 FEET SOUTH OF THE MARK. THE UNDERGROUND DISK IS STAMPED KERR 1 AND IS SET IN AN IRREGULAR MASS OF CONCRETE 30 INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED KERR NO 1 1959, IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 10 INCHES. IT IS 13 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF ROUTE 602, 2.5 FEET NORTH OF A POWERLINE POLE AND 1.8 FEET WEST OF A CORNER FENCE POST. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED KERR NO 2 1959, IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 9 INCHES. IT IS 151 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE WHITE HOUSE, 69 FEET WEST OF THE POWERLINE POLE AND 12 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF ROUTE 602. AZIMUTH MARK, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED KERR 1959, IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 4 INCHES. IT IS 65 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A POWERLINE POLE, 61.6 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF ROUTE 602 AND 12 WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF ROUTE 601. A STANDARD METAL WITNESS POST WAS SET 2.4 FEET NORTH OF THE MARK. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION GO EAST ON ROUTE 602 FOR 0.3 MILE TO THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 601 AND THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE RIGHT.
Azimuth Condition: Good

Your Directions:
TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN FREDRICKSBURG, GO SOUTH FOR 0.1 MILE TO WHERE THE MAIN ROAD TURNS RIGHT. CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE BLACKTOP ROAD FOR 1.05 MILES TO SALT CREEK TOWNSHIP ROUTE 601 ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON ROUTE 601 FOR 2.05 MILES TO SALT CREEK TOWNSHIP ROUTE 602 ON THE RIGHT. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS IS 61.6 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF ROUTE 602 AND 12 WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF ROUTE 601.


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