IBC Ref Mon 17
Posted by: 
deggar
N 44° 59.777 W 074° 54.304
18T E 507482 N 4982541
Like many of the IBC benchmarks, this one used to be in the geocache database but no more, so I am creating a new waymark positioned south of the Long Sault parkway at Phillpotts Island on an old stretch of the former hwy 2.
Waymark Code: WM1823K
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/14/2023
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Below is the detailed description. Note, there are reference markers and additional monuments nearby. Good luck in your search and please post pictures if you find the nearby reference markers.
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1959 (WRH) ON THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY, ON PHILPOTTS ISLAND, SOUTH OF LONG SAULT PARKWAY, ABOUT 33 FEET SOUTH OF THE OLD HIGHWAY NO 2, AND ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE SHORE LINE. IT IS INTERVISIBLE WITH REFERENCE MONUMENTS 16 - 59, AND 18 - 58. STATION 47 IWC LIES N 29 DEG 07 MIN W, DISTANT 80.71 FEET.
THE STATION MARK IS A BRONZE DISK SET IN TOP OF A CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT IS IN THE FORM OF A FRUSTRUM OF A CONE WITH A HEMISPHERICAL TOP. THE CONCRETE MONUMENT IS 2-1/2 FEET HIGH, 2 FEET IN DIAMETER AT THE BASE, 1-1/2 FEET IN DIAMETER AT THE TOP AND WITH A RADIUS FOR THE HEMISPHERICAL CROWN OF 9 INCHES.
STATION RECOVERY (1978)
RECOVERY NOTE BY INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION 1978 (JRF) ON THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY, ON PHILLPOTTS ISLAND, SOUTH LONG SAULT PARKWAY, ABOUT 33 FEET SOUTH OF THE OLD HIGHWAY NO 2, AND ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE SHORE LINE. IT IS 4 MILES FROM THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 2 AND LONG SAULT PARKWAY WEST ENTRANCE. IT IS INTERVISIBLE WITH REFERENCE MONUMENTS 16 - 59, AND 18 - 58.
STATION 47 IWC LIES N 29 DEG 07 MIN W, DISTANT 80.71 FEET.
REFERENCE MARK 1--A BRONZE REFERENCE MARK DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE POST 10 INCHES DIAMETER, 5 FEET DEEP AND FLUSH TO THE GROUND. IT IS 2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH EAST SIDE OF THE OLD HIGHWAY 2 AND 35 FEET NORTH OF THE ENTRANCE ROAD WHICH LEAVES THE PARKWAY TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE OLD HIGHWAY 2.
REFERENCE MARK 2--A BRONZE REFERENCE MARK DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE POST 10 INCHES DIAMETER, 5 FEET DEEP AND FLUSH TO THE GROUND. IT IS 2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH EAST SIDE OF THE OLD HIGHWAY 2 AND 129 FEET NORTH OF THE ENTRANCE ROAD WHICH LEAVES THE PARKWAY TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE OLD HIGHWAY 2.
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