WINTHROP (PQ0642) - Sibley County, MN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

01/01/1975 by MNDT (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY MN DEPT OF TRANSP 1975 (DKH) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 0.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF WINTHROP IN THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 1, T112N, R30W, ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A GRAVEL ROAD. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 19 AND TRUNK HIGHWAY 15 IN WINTHROP GO SOUTH ON TRUNK HIGHWAY 15 FOR 0.45 MILE TO A ROAD RIGHT, TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST FOR 0.3 MILE TO THE MARK ON THE RIGHT. THE STATION MARKS ARE STANDARD MNHD HORIZONTAL CONTROL MARK DISKS STAMPED WINTHROP 1975. THE SURFACE STATION DISK IS SET IN A 12 INCH ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT AND IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. THE MARK IS 21 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF A GRAVEL ROAD, 262.0 FEET WEST OF A FENCE CORNER POST, AND 4.3 FEET EAST OF A STEEL WITNESS POST. THE UNDERGROUND STATION DISK IS SET IN AN IRREGULAR MASS OF CONCRETE 5 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1, A STANDARD MNHD REFERENCE MARK DISK STAMPED WINTHROP NO 1 1975, IS SET IN A 12 INCH ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT AND IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. THE MARK IS 20 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF A GRAVEL ROAD, 219.0 FEET WEST OF A FENCE CORNER POST, AND 3.3 FEET SOUTH OF A STEEL WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2, A STANDARD MNHD REFERENCE MARK DISK STAMPED WINTHROP NO 2 1975, IS SET IN A 12 INCH ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT AND IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. THE MARK IS 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, AND 6.0 FEET NORTH OF A STEEL WITNESS POST. THE AZIMUTH MARK, A STANDARD MNHD BENCH MARK DISK STAMPED 7202 F 1968, IS SET IN A PRECAST CONCRETE MONUMENT AND IS BURIED 0.1 FOOT BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. THE MARK IS 24 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF A GRAVEL ROAD, 49.5 FEET EAST-NORTHEAST OF A POWER POLE, 41.3 FEET NORTH OF A CORNER FENCE POST, 37.3 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF A FENCE CORNER POST, 41.7 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 15, AND 0.3 FOOT SOUTHWEST OF A STEEL WITNESS POST. STEEL SET AT ALL OF THE MARKS MAKE THEM MAGNETIC. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 1.5 METERS.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: WINTHROP Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk County: Sibley County 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: PQ0642 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed 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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