QE2424 - USCGS RILL 1952 - Oregon - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This triangulation station was set by U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1952. The station is located rocky point off shore from Depoe Bay. The station is accessed via a public trail which begins at the corner of NW Sunset St. and Alsea Ave. No parking at trailhead. Follow trail to the rocky shore and then go south for about 250 yards to the station near a high point
NGS PID QE2424 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 (LFS) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION, AS DESCRIBED. INASMUCH AS THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS TO REACH, A TO REACH FOLLOWS. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE DEPOE BAY POST OFFICE GO NORTH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FOR 0.45 MILE TO SUNSET LANE ON THE LEFT, TURN LEFT, AND GO WEST ON SUNSET LANE FOR 0.2 MILE TO WHERE THE ROAD TURNS SHARPLY TO THE NORTH, AND THE END OF TRUCK TRAVEL. HIKE WEST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF A RED HOUSE, AS PER SIGN, TO THE ROCKS, FOR 50 YARDS TO THE TOP OF THE ROCK LEDGE, THEN HIKE SOUTH FOR 250 YARDS TO THE STATION. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN 1/2 MILE NORTHWEST OF DEPOE BAY.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: RILL Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk County: Lincoln USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Depoe Bay 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: QE2424 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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