SK013 (AJ2477)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Shorelander
N 42° 00.748 W 087° 42.673
16T E 441110 N 4651405
Village of Skokie survey mark SK013 (NGS AJ2477).
Waymark Code: WM44ZH
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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From the NGS description:

STATION IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST SECTION OF SKOKIE, IL AT THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF TOUHY AVE. AND MCCORMICK BLVD. IN A PARK AREA. STATION IS 32.5 FEET EAST OF THE EAST CURB OF MCCORMICK BLVD., 24.7 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A LIGHT POLE, 47 FEET SOUTH OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL VAULT, AND 107.7 FEET NORTH OF THE WEST EDGE OF A WOODEN PARK SIGN.

Note that there is also a witness post, and that the mark is under a metal cover.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: SK013

Benchmark Agency: Not listed

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

County: Cook

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Evanston

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: AJ2477

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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