NOS 7955A 1995
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member monkeykat
N 41° 30.918 W 070° 39.337
19T E 361847 N 4597286
A National Ocean Service Benchmark located on a bluff South of the Nobska Lighthouse on Cape Cod. Disk is marked 7955A 1995
Waymark Code: WMQ71
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 33

This benchmark disk is located South of the Nobska Lighthouse in Woods Hole in Cape Cod Massachusetts. The mark is on the South side of Church Street on the sea side of the road, directly south of the lighthouse. Benchmark is about 15 paces farther south than an aluminum Defense Agency Benchmark located atop the sea bluff. Proceed along a herd path down a steep bluff towards the ocean. The land will level out atop a sea wall made of stones. In this area is a 5 foot diameter boulder with the National Ocean Service Benchmark Disk embedded in it. Disk is stamped 7955A and dated 1995.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 7995A 1995

Benchmark Agency: National Ocean Service

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

County: Woods Hole

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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NGS PID: 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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