CESF 7, Clayton NC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PFF
N 35° 40.692 W 078° 29.267
17S E 727360 N 3951165
One in a series of six new benchmarks within the boundary of the Clemmons Educational State Forest, near Clayton, NC.
Waymark Code: WM1BAN
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 8

HISTORY - 20011217 MONUMENTED NCGS

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY 2001
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 11.0 MI (17.7 KM) SOUTHEAST OF RALEIGH,
6.9 MI (11.1 KM) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GARNER AND 2.6 MI (4.18 KM)
NORTHWEST OF CLAYTON. IN THE CLEMMONS EDUCATIONAL STATE FOREST.

ALONG THE SIDE ENTRANCE ROAD FOR 0.35 MI (0.56 KM) NORTH FROM SR 1004
(OLD US 70), SET ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE ROAD.

MARK IS ABOUT LEVEL WITH SIDE ENTRANCE ROAD AND RECESSED 1 INCH (3 CM)
BELOW GROUND. LOCATED ABOUT 19 FT (5.8 M) SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF
THE SIDE ENTRANCE ROAD, 58.7 FT (17.9 M) EAST OF THE NORTHEAST END OF
A METAL PIPE UNDER SOIL ROAD AND 176.2 FT (53.7 M) SOUTHWEST OF
STATION -CESF 8-.

[2007 UPDATE: Mark is flush with the ground, not recessed as described.)
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: CESF 7 2001

Benchmark Agency: Not listed

Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk

County: JOHNSTON

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): CLAYTON (NC)

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: DI3838

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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  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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