USCGS KO0207 ~ Y 179
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 39° 12.291 W 112° 41.099
12S E 354511 N 4340861
This benchmark is on the southeast side of Utah Highway 257, about 12 miles southwest of Delta at milepost 61.
Waymark Code: WME443
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Described by National Geodetic Survey 1970.

11.9 miles southwest from Delta.
11.9 miles southwest along the Union Pacific Railroad from the station at Delta, 3/4 poles northeast of highway milepost 61, 2 feet southwest of milepole 637.50, 87.8 feet northwest of the northwest rail, 23 1/2 feet southeast of the center line of State Highway 257, 3.9 feet southeast of the northwest right-of-way fence, 2.0 feet northeast of a witness post, about 3 1/2 feet lower than the track, about level with the highway, and set in the top of a concrete post projecting 0.3 foot above the ground.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Y 179

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): None

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

Monumentation type (if other): None

County: Millard

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Sunstone Knoll (1971)

Special Category (if other): None

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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

NGS PID: KO0207

Special category (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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