Benchmark: BU0340
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member strummin_along
N 31° 17.781 W 086° 14.328
16R E 572444 N 3462695
Benchmark located at corner of Cemetery
Waymark Code: WMHV3E
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 4

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 1.6 MI NE FROM OPP. ABOUT 1.6 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 84 FROM THE POST OFFICE AT OPP, AT THE NORTH CORNER OF A LARGE CEMETERY, 60 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF THE JUNCTION OF A BLACK TOPPED ROAD LEADING SOUTHEAST, 40 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 42 1/2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 1.4 FEET NORTHEAST OF A HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY MARKER POST, 1 FOOT NORTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 4 INCHES ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 30 U 23

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey

Monumentation type: Not labeled BENCH MARK, but with an ELEVATION marked on it

County: Covington

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Opp-East

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: BU0340

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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