CC9687(ABBOTT AZ MK) - Montville Twp Medina County OH
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shorbird
N 41° 04.603 W 081° 52.090
17T E 427070 N 4547636
This is the azimuth mark for USC&GS triangulation station ABBOTT, in Montville Township, Medina County.
Waymark Code: WMR9Z7
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2016
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (APR) ABOUT 4.0 MILES S OF MEDINA, ON THE E SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 3, ON THE PROPERTY OF G.F. ABBOTT. THE STATION IS SET ON A KNOLL S OF THE FARM RESIDENCE, IT IS 96.86 FEET S OF THE SW CORNER OF STONE PORCH FOUNDATION, AND 73.9 FEET E OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY 3. THE DISK IS 18 INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND AND IS STAMPED ABBOTT 1943. SURFACE, UNDERGROUND, REFERENCE, AND AZIMUTH MARKS ARE BRONZE DISKS SET IN CONCRETE. REFERENCE MARK 1 IS 182.27 FEET (SLOPE) ENE OF THE STATION, 33 FEET W OF FENCE CORNER, AND 1.0 FOOT S OF GARDEN FENCE. THE DISK IS STAMPED ABBOTT NO. 1 1943, WITH ARROW POINTING TO STATION. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS 152.88 FEET (SLOPE) S OF STATION, 23 FEET E OF APPROXIMATE CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY 3, AND 3.6 FEET NE OF POWER-TRANSMISSION LINE POLE 1375. THE DISK IS STAMPED ABBOTT NO 2 1943, WITH ARROW POINTING TO STATION. AZIMUTH MARK IS APPROXIMATELY 0.4 MILE SW OF STATION, 23.5 FEET N OF APPROXIMATE CENTER LINE OF E-W ROAD, 2.2 FEET E OF POWER-TRANSMISSION LINE POLE 689, AND 1.0 FOOT S OF N RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE LINE. THE DISK IS STAMPED ABBOTT 1943. TO REACH AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, GO S ON HIGHWAY 3 FOR 0.3 MILE TO TRAFFIC CAUTION LIGHT AT T-INTERSECTION, GO W 0.2 MILE TO MARK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIGHWAY. TO REACH STATION FROM MEDINA, GO S ON HIGHWAY 3 FOR 4.0 MILES TO THE RESIDENCE OF G.F. ABBOTT ON THE LEFT AND STATION.
Azimuth Condition: Good
Your Directions:
TO REACH THE MARK FROM MEDINA, GO S ON HIGHWAY 3 FOR 4.3 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO 0.2 MILE WEST ON CHIPPEWA ROAD TO THE MARK ON THE RIGHT. THE MARK IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE WEST EDGE OF A DRIVEWAY LEADING SOUTH TO ADDRESS 4976, 7.5 FEET WEST OF AN UNMARKED TELEPHONE POLE, AND IS SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 14 INCHES.
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Parking Coords: Not Listed
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