HB0387 - J389
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member trailhound1
N 37° 03.855 W 088° 49.623
16S E 337565 N 4103560
HB0387 - J389 benchmark set in the top of a concrete post next to a metal witness post.
Waymark Code: WMENG8
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 3.6 MI E FROM KEVIL. ABOUT 0.1 MILE SOUTH ALONG WALLACE AVENUE FROM THE POST OFFICE AT KEVIL, THENCE 3.5 MILES EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 60, 0.15 MILE SOUTHEAST OF A CROSSING OF THE HIGHWAY AND A POWER LINE, 30 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 180 FEET SOUTH AND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM THE SOUTH CORNER OF A STONE HOUSE, 40 FEET NORTHWEST OF A TELEPHONE POLE, 18 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF A WIRE GATE, 10 FEET NORTHEAST OF A 20-INCH HICKORY TREE, 1 FOOT NORTHEAST OF A FENCE, 1.4 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 8 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: J389 1968

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: McCracken County, KY

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Heath

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: HB0387

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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