NY0671 - OIT 'PUB' Survey Mark - Klamath Falls, OR
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N 42° 15.548 W 121° 46.915
10T E 600469 N 4679267
This NGS survey mark is located at the corner of Bryant Williams Dr and College Way along the OIT campus in Klamath Falls, OR.
Waymark Code: WMFPBE
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This NGS survey mark is easy to locate and is monumented in concrete, flush with the ground and close to a manhole cover. The station is in good condition and the date of MAY 1972 is stamped on the face.

NGS datasheet history of the last good log:

01/28/1997 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1997 (JDR) THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF KLAMATH FALLS, ON THE CAMPUS OF THE OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEAR THE HEAT TRANSFER BUILDING. OWNERSHIP--OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 3201 CAMPUS DRIVE, KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97601-8801. CONTACT DENNIS FINDORFF, SURVEYING CURRICULUM COORDINATOR, PHONE 542-885-1511. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 97 AND STATE HIGHWAYS 66 AND 104 ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF KLAMATH FALLS, GO NORTHERLY ON HIGHWAY 97 FOR 3.38 KM (2.10 MI) TO THE OVERPASS AT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 97 BUSINESS. CONTINUE AHEAD ON HIGHWAY 97 BYPASS FOR 3.65 KM (2.25 MI) TO AN OVERPASS AT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 97 BUSINESS. CONTINUE AHEAD ON HIGHWAY 97 FOR 0.99 KM (0.60 MI) TO A PAVED ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT, NORTHERLY, THEN EASTERLY ON WEST CAMPUS WAY FOR 1.22 KM (0.75 MI) TO A PAVED ROAD ON THE LEFT (INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE) . CONTINUE AHEAD FOR .22 KM (0.15 MI) TO CAMPUS DRIVE ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT, EASTERLY ON CAMPUS DRIVE FOR .21 KM (0.15 MI) TO A CROSS STREET JUST PASS THE SECURITY BUILDING ON THE RIGHT. CONTINUE EASTERLY ON CAMPUS DRIVE FOR 0.2 KM (0.10 MI) TO A T-JUNCTION AT BRYANT WILLIAMS DRIVE. TURN LEFT, NORTHERLY ON BRYANT WILLIAMS DRIVE AN GO 0.6 KM (0.35 MI) TO A POINT WHERE THE ROAD TURNS WESTERLY AND BECOMES CAMPUS WAY, AND THE STATION SET IN THE FOUNDATION OF A MANHOLE. THE STATION IS LOCATED 4.8 M (15.7 FT) SOUTH OF A BARRICADE AT THE END OF PAVEMENT, 3.0 M (9.8 FT) EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF ROAD AND 0.4 M (1.3 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE MANHOLE COVER.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: PUB

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Oregon Institute of Technology

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

County: Klamath County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Wocus (1985)

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: NY0671

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

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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