PB0670 - USCGS CAREY NO 1, OR
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N 43° 45.178 W 121° 27.664
10T E 623894 N 4845586
US Coast & Geodetic Survey Reference Mark CAREY NO 1
Waymark Code: WM40YG
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
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This Reference Mark is located about 0.10 miles northwest of the Newberry Caldera Junction on Hwy 97 along road connecting to Huntington Road about 30 feet west of the road centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1971 and is stamped CAREY NO 1. There is a orange marker post nearby.
NGS PID PB0670 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (LDF) REFERENCE MARK 1 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED CAREY NO 1 1971, SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE MONUMENT, THAT PROJECTS 8 INCHES. IT IS 91.0 FEET EAST OF THE FENCE, 92.0 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE PINE TREE WITH TRIANGLE BLAZE, 90.5 FEET EAST OF THE WITNESS POST, 27 FEET WEST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE GRAVELLED ROAD, 1.7 FEET WEST OF A POWER LINE POLE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: CAREY NO 1

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Anns Butte

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: PB0670

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  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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