Benchmark: JO0536 " BLOOM " RM NO. 2 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (WRH) THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A SLIGHT RISE ON THE WEST SIDE OF A GRAVELED ROAD, AIRLINE ABOUT 21 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF KANOSH, 33 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DELTA, AND 27 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FILMORE. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN DELTA GO SOUTH ABOUT 50 YARDS TO AN INTERSECTION. TURN RIGHT ONTO U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND GO WEST, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST 4.5 MILES TO A CROSS ROAD AT A SIGN DESERET. TURN LEFT ONTO STATE HIGHWAY 140 AND GO SOUTH 2.9 MILES TO A CROSS ROAD IN THE VILLAGE OF DESERET. KEEP STRAIGHT AHEAD AS PER SIGN MILFORD 69 AND GO SOUTH THEN SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON A GRAVELED ROAD ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF A RAILROAD TRACK 12.3 MILES TO THE CLEAR LAKE RAILROAD SIDING ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON THE ROAD 9.6 MILES TO THE BORDEN RAILROAD SIDING ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON THE ROAD 4.8 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD AND THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE RIGHT. CONTINUE SOUTH ON THE ROAD 0.4 MILE. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTHWEST CROSS COUNTRY 0.1 MILE TO THE TOP OF A RISE AND THE STATION. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BLOOM 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 6 FEET NORTH OF A WITNESS POST AND ABOUT 200 YARDS WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BLOOM NO 1 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 1 FOOT LOWER THAN THE STATION. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BLOOM NO 2 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF AN EAST-WEST DIRT ROAD WITH A NORTH-SOUTH GRAVELED ROAD AND IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED BLOOM 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 24 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE DIRT ROAD AND 38 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE GRAVELED ROAD.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: BLOOM NO 2 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Millard USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): BORDEN (1973) Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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