ET0065: K 27 1933 (USC&GS/NGS, Prescott, AZ)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NH2beers
N 34° 32.525 W 112° 27.633
12S E 365978 N 3823232
A USC&GS standard bench mark disk, located in Prescott, AZ The NGS PID# is ET0065.
Waymark Code: WMTR3N
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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This station, a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in Prescott, AZ. It is located at the intersection of East Gurley Street and North Washington Avenue, at the stadium entrance of Ken Lindley Park, on the southwest side of the concrete stadium entrance structure, set vertically:

AT PRESCOTT, 0.5 MILE EAST ALONG EAST GURLEY STREET (U.S. HIGHWAY 89)
FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, AT THE INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON STREET,
AT THE CITY ATHLETIC STADIUM, SET VERTICALLY IN THE SOUTHWEST CONCRETE
WALL, 19.8 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST END OF A WIRE GATE AT THE
ENTRANCE AND 1.8 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

The above NGS published description is adequate, except that East Gurley Street in no longer designated U.S. Route 89.

The disk is easy to locate. At last recovery, it was covered with paint.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: K 27 1933 5392.128

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Yavapai

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Prescott

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: ET0065

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

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  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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