JU0050: G 68 1964 (USC&GS/NGS, Bayville, NJ)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NH2beers
N 39° 52.451 W 074° 10.011
18S E 571248 N 4414125
A U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, located in Bayville, NJ. The NGS PID# is JU0050.
Waymark Code: WMRAR1
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This station is a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, located in Bayville, Berkeley Township, NJ. It is set in a concrete post, about 3-in above ground surface, and positioned in a grass strip between Harbor Inn Road, and a parking lot for a small business, off the east side of U.S. Route 9, and across Route 9 from the entrance to the Cedar Creek Campground:

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964
3 MI NE FROM FORKED RIVER.
ABOUT 2.95 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 9 FROM THE POST
OFFICE AT FORKED RIVER, ABOUT 0.45 MILE NORTHEAST OF BRIDGE OVER
CEDAR CREEK, AT THE INTERSECTION OF HARBOR INN ROAD, 77.0 FEET
SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 2.0 FEET SOUTHWEST
OF THE SOUTHWEST CURB OF HARBOR INN ROAD, 3.0 FEET NORTHWEST OF
POWER LINE POLE BT 666B, ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY AND SET IN
THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST FLUSH. NOTE-- MAY ALSO BE REACHED
BY GOING 1.85 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 9 FROM THE POST OFFICE AT BAYVILLE.

The post office building as described is now occupied by a fence installation company.

This station is loggable on both this site and Geocaching as well. When visiting this station, please consider logging on both sites. Thank you.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: G 68 1964

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Ocean

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Forked River

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: JU0050

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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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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