FC GPS 05 - Falls Church, VA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Last recovery note: 1994-03-10 by GEOMET (GOOD):
RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOMETRICS GPS INCORPORATED 1994 THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 29 (WASHINGTON STREET) AND ROUTE 7 (BROAD STREET) PROCEED NORTHEAST ALONG ROUTE 29 (NORTH WASHINGTON STREET) 0.5 MILES (0.8 KM) TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH GRESHAM PLACE. THE STATION IS LOCATED ALONG A BRICK WALL IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION. THE STATION IS A 3.5 INCH BRASS FAIRFAX COUNTY DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH DIAMETER CONCRETE MONUMENT FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND IS STAMPED FC GPS NO. 05 1994. THE STATION IS 25.2 FEET (7.7 M) SOUTHEAST FROM THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT OF NORTH WASHINGTON STREET, 11.1 FEET (3.4 M) NORTHEAST FROM THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT OF GRESHAM PLACE, AND 15.3 FEET (4.7 M) NORTHEAST FROM A FIRE HYDRANT.

The disk is approximately 9 inches south of the manhole cover near the brick wall.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: FC GPS 05 Benchmark Agency: other (not included below) Benchmark Agency (if other): Fairfax County Department of Public Works Monumentation type: GPS STATION Disk County: Falls Church, VA 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: AA2668 Monumentation type (if other): Not listed USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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