DG1676 Cheehahaw 2 RM 2 -- Mt Cheaha State Park, AL
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N 33° 29.117 W 085° 48.483
16S E 610736 N 3705723
NGS benchmark DG1676 Cheehahaw 2 Reference Mark 2 is located on top of Cheaha Mountain at Mt Cheaha State Park, AL near Bunker Tower
Waymark Code: WMWGW2
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DG1676 Cheehahaw 2 Reference Mark 2 is located on top of Cheaha Mountain at Mt Cheaha State Park, AL set in a boulder around the southwestern corner of the Bunker Tower, where the spiders are.

From the NGS Datasheet: (visit link)

"DG1676 DESIGNATION - CHEEHAHAW 2 RM 2
DG1676 PID - DG1676
DG1676 STATE/COUNTY- AL/CLEBURNE
DG1676 USGS QUAD - CHEAHA MOUNTAIN (1976)
DG1676
DG1676 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
DG1676 ___________________________________________________________________
DG1676* NAD 83(1986)- 33 29 07. (N) 085 48 29. (W) SCALED
DG1676* NAVD 88 - 733.704 (meters) 2407.16 (feet) ADJUSTED
DG1676 __________________________________________________________________
DG1676
DG1676_MARKER: DR = REFERENCE MARK DISK
DG1676_SETTING: 66 = SET IN ROCK OUTCROP
DG1676_STAMPING: CHEEHAHAW NO 2 1941 NO 2
DG1676_STABILITY: A = MOST RELIABLE AND EXPECTED TO HOLD
DG1676+STABILITY: POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
DG1676
DG1676 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
DG1676 HISTORY - 1941 MONUMENTED CGS
DG1676 HISTORY - 1948 GOOD NGS
DG1676
DG1676 STATION DESCRIPTION
DG1676
DG1676''DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1948
DG1676''7.7 MI SW FROM UNION.
DG1676''ABOUT 3.75 MILES NORTH ALONG A ROAD FROM THE UNION BAPTIST
DG1676''CHURCH AND CEMETERY, THENCE ABOUT 3.95 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG THE
DG1676''SKYLINE MOTORWAY AND A ROAD LEADING TO CHEAHA LOOKOUT TOWER, AT THE
DG1676''LOOKOUT TOWER, 11 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTH CORNER OF THE STONE
DG1676''BUILDING, 5 FEET NORTHEAST OF A STEEL RADIO TOWER, 68 FEET
DG1676''NORTH-NORTHWEST OF R.M. NO. 1, 56.2 FEET WEST OF THE STATION
DG1676''MARK, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A FLAT ROCK OUTCROP ON THE SOUTHWEST
DG1676''SIDE OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Cheehahaw No 2 1941 No 2

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Cleburne Co AL

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Cheaha Mountain

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: DG1676

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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