QD0893 - ODOT 2, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 03.347 W 121° 14.545
10T E 640781 N 4879570
ODOT 2 benchmark on US Hwy 20
Waymark Code: WM3DHA
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
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This benchmark is located on US Hwy 20 east of Bend, Oregon. The benchmark is located near the intersection with Hamby Road and the cap is set in a lava surface located about 230 feet east of Hamby Road and about 100 feet north of highway. The cap was set by the Oregon Department of Transportation in 1927 and was stamped 2, 3610 feet, 1927.
NGS PID QD0893 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 3.4 MI SE FROM BEND. ABOUT 3.4 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 20 FROM THE RAILWAY STATION AT BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, 0.1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF A SCHOOL HOUSE, 0.05 MILE EAST OF A ROAD LEADING NORTH, 50.0 FEET NORTH OF A EAST-WEST FENCE, 42.0 FEET EAST OF A NORTH-SOUTH FENCE, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROCK OUTCROP, 94.5 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 4.5 FEET NORTHWEST OF A WHITE REFERENCE POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 2

Benchmark Agency: State Highway Department (OR)

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Bend Airport

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: QD0893

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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