EW7068 CABIN CALIFORNIA 1964 - Azimuth Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 (JJL) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH AND 3 MILES EAST OF PALMDALE, ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF A BRUSH COVERED HILL. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND STATE HIGHWAY 138 IN THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF PALMDALE, GO SOUTH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 6 FOR 2.35 MILES TO THE BARREL SPRINGS ROAD, TURN LEFT AND GO EAST ON BARREL SPRINGS ROAD FOR 0.7 MILE TO A FORK, KEEP RIGHT AND CONTINUE EASTERLY ON BARREL SPRINGS ROAD FOR 1.0 MILE TO A CROSSROAD, (PEARBLOSSOM HIGHWAY), CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD ON BARREL SPRINGS ROAD FOR 1.4 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT, TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON TRACK ROAD FOR 0.05 MILE TO A FORK, KEEP RIGHT AND CONTINUE SOUTHERLY ON THE TRACK ROAD FOR 0.4 MILE TO A T-INTERSECTION. TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST ON A TRACK ROAD FOR 0.6 MILE TO A REVERSE Y-FORK, TURN SHARP LEFT AND GO SOUTHEAST ON A TRACK ROAD FOR 0.2 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE RIGHT. CONTINUE SOUTHEAST ON THE TRACK ROAD FOR 0.3 MILE TO A FORK, KEEP LEFT AND GO EAST ON A TRACK ROAD FOR 0.05 MILE TO A SMALL CABIN AND THE STATION ABOUT 50 YARDS NORTH. (NOTE--U.S. HIGHWAY 6 WILL BE KNOWN AS STATE HIGHWAY 14 IN THE FUTURE.) THE STATION MARK, STAMPED CABIN 1964, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES. IT IS 2.8 FEET NORTHEAST OF A WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK 1, STAMPED CABIN NO 1 1964, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES. IT IS 33.4 FEET SOUTH OF THE WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK 2, STAMPED CABIN NO 2 1964, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES. IT IS 33.4 FEET WEST OF THE WITNESS POST. THE AZIMUTH MARK, STAMPED CABIN 1964, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 1 INCH. IT IS 8 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF A TRACK ROAD AND 2.0 FEET SOUTH OF A WITNESS POST.
1/1/1971 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (WLB) THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARKS 1 AND 2, AND THE AZIMUTH MARK WERE RECOVERED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DISTANCES AND DIRECTIONS TO ALL THE MARKS WERE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT WITH THE 1964 DATA. A NEW ROUTE TO THE STATION WAS ESTABLISHED AT THIS TIME AND A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALMDALE, 4-1/2 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LITTLEROCK, AND JUST NORTH OF AN OLD CABIN. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN PALMDALE, GO SOUTH ON 9TH STREET EAST FOR 0.25 MILE TO STATE HIGHWAY 138. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 138 FOR 3.35 MILES TO 40TH STREET EAST. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON 40TH STREET EAST FOR 3.7 MILES TO A T INTERSECTION. TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST ON BARREL SPRINGS ROAD FOR 0.25 MILE TO A BLADED SIDE ROAD ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTH ON THE BLADED ROAD FOR 0.45 MILE TO A CROSSROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO WESTERLY ON A TRACK ROAD FOR 0.6 MILE TO A FORK. TAKE THE LEFT FORK AND GO SOUTH FOR 0.25 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE RIGHT. CONTINUE AHEAD, SOUTH, FOR 0.25 MARK TO A FORK. TAKE THE LEFT FORK AND GO SOUTHEAST FOR 0.05 MILE TO A FORK. TAKE THE LEFT FORK AND GO EAST FOR 0.05 MILE TO AN OLD CABIN. TURN LEFT AND GO NORTH FOR 0.05 MILE TO THE STATION. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED CABIN 1964, SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS ABOUT 90 YARDS NORTH OF AN OLD CABIN AND 3.1 FEET SOUTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST. (NOTE 1A7A) REFERENCE MARK 1 IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED CABIN NO 1 1964, SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS 2 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS ABOUT 80 YARDS NORTH OF THE CABIN AND 32.3 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST. (NOTE 11A) REFERENCE MARK 2 IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED CABIN NO 2 1964, SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS 2 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS ABOUT 85 YARDS NORTH OF THE CABIN AND 33-1/2 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE METAL WITNESS POST. (NOTE 11A) THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED CABIN 1964, SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH PROJECTS 2 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 7-1/2 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE TRACK ROAD AND 2 FEET SOUTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST. (NOTE 16A) THERE WAS NO VISIBLE MOVEMENT IN THE NEAR VICINITY OF THE STATION. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 10 FEET. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--4-1/2 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LITTLEROCK.

Azimuth Condition: Good Your Directions: Take Barrel Springs Road to 37th St. E (dirt road) South to get to AZ Mark. Station Link: [Web Link] Parking Coords: Not Listed

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