JU2700: WEST CREEK FIRST METH CH SPIRE (NGS, West Creek, NJ)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NH2beers
N 39° 38.041 W 074° 18.570
18S E 559254 N 4387365
An intersecting station (church spire), located in Eagleswood Township, NJ, in the community of West Creek. The NGS PID# is JU2700.
Waymark Code: WMHXXC
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Located in the community of West Creek, in Eagleswood Township, NJ, the West Creek First Methodist Church, more specifically it's spire, is an intersecting station with adjusted coordinates. Originally blue booked with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey as PID No. JU2700, it's documented coordinates are

N39d 38' 02.46123" W074d 18' 34.20394" or

N39d 38.04102' W074d 18.570066'.

The church is located at the northwest corner of the junction of Thomas Avenue and Church Street, in West Creek.

JU2700_MARKER: 90 = CHURCH SPIRE
JU2700
JU2700 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
JU2700 HISTORY - 1962 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
JU2700
JU2700 STATION DESCRIPTION
JU2700
JU2700'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (VBM)
JU2700'THE STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF THE SPIRE LOCATED ATOP
JU2700'THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH ABOUT 1 BLOCK WEST OF THE CENTER OF
JU2700'WEST CREEK. IT IS A WHITE SPIRE ATOP A WHITE FRAME CHURCH AND
JU2700'THE OVERALL HEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET.

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Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: WEST CREEK FIRST METH CH SPIRE

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Spire

County: Ocean

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): West Creek

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: JU2700

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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