J 306 AZ Mark California
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member topflitejr1
N 34° 30.753 W 117° 55.383
11S E 415272 N 3819375
EV2153 Benchmark is described as the Azimuth Mark for EV3895 DON in Doc. History
Waymark Code: WM1KQG
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
Views: 60

Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1964 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 (JJL) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH AND 1/4 MILE WEST OF PEARBLOSSOM, 1/4 MILE NORTH OF A POWER LINE, IN THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 15 T. 5 N., R. 10 W. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN PEARBLOSSOM, GO WEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 138 FOR 0.75 MILE TO A CROSSROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTH ON 116TH STREET EAST FOR 0.4 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT, WEST, SIDE OF THE STREET. CONTINUE NORTH ON 116TH STREET EAST FOR 0.55 MILE TO A CROSSROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST ON THE BLADED ROAD FOR 0.75 MILE THENCE NORTHEAST FOR 0.05 MILE TO A Y-FORK. TAKE THE LEFT FORK, NORTH, FOR 0.2 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT, EAST, SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE STATION MARK, STAMPED DON 1964, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE, CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES. IT IS 8 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE ROAD AND 5.9 FEET WEST OF A WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, STAMPED DON NO 1 1964, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE, CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 2 INCHES. IT IS 31 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE ROAD AND 16.9 FEET EAST OF THE WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2, STAMPED DON NO 2 1964, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE, CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES. IT IS 28.9 FEET SOUTH OF THE WITNESS POST AND 14 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE ROAD. IT IS 35.46 FEET OR 10.807 METERS BETWEEN THE REFERENCE MARKS. THE AZIMUTH MARK, STAMPED J 306 1935, IS A STANDARD BENCH MARK DISK SET IN THE TOP OFA 10-INCH SQUARE, CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 6 INCHES. IT IS 42 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF 116TH STREET EAST AND 0.9 FOOT SOUTH OF A 2-INCH STEEL PIPE PAINTED RED.

Azimuth Condition: Good

Your Directions:
About .4 miles North of HWY 138 on 116th Street East. In Pearblossom, California.


Parking Coords: N 34° 30.752 W 117° 55.383

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