LX2320: L 73 1985 (NGS, Easton, CT) - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This station, a NGS vertical control mark, is located in Easton, CT. It is set horizontally in the top of a large rock outcrop at the north edge of Rock House Road, just east of a junction with Valley Road.

The NGS description is as follows:

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1985
4.4 KM (2.75 MI) SOUTH FROM REDDING RIDGE.
2.3 KM (1.4 MI) SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 58 FROM THE JUCNTION OF
CROSS HIGHWAY IN REDDING RIDGE, THENCE 1.1 KM (0.7 MI) SOUTHEAST ALONG
PINE TREE ROAD, THENCE 1.0 KM (0.65 MI) NORTHEAST ALONG ROCK HOUSE
ROAD TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT, 4.8 METERS (16.0 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE
CENTERLINE OF ROCK HOUSE ROAD, 44.2 METERS (145.0 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE
CENTER OF VALLEY ROAD.
THE MARK IS 1.9 METERS W FROM A WITNESS POST
THE MARK IS 1.1 M ABOVE ROAD.

The rock is quite prominent. The witness post is still in place as described. The mark is in the top of the rock, and you will need good shoes to scale the rock to visit the mark. Also beware of poison ivy.

This station is also loggable on the Geocaching site. When visiting this mark, consider logging on both sites. Thank you.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: L 73 1985 Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark County: Fairfield USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Botsford 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: LX2320 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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