FRIENDSHIP S GPS
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member T3tracker
N 43° 50.116 W 088° 29.953
16T E 379468 N 4854669
This is a Height Modernization Survey Station. AJ4509 DESIGNATION - FRIENDSHIP S GPS STATE/COUNTY- WI/FOND DU LAC
Waymark Code: WM4XWN
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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STATION DESCRIPTION
AJ4509
DESCRIBED BY WI DEPT OF TRANSP 2000 (DJH)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 20.92 KM (13.00 MI) SOUTH OF OSHKOSH AND
6.44 KM (4.00 MI) NORTHWEST OF FOND DU LAC. OWNERSHIP--TOWN OF
FRIENDSHIP. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF US HIGHWAY 41
WITH COUNTY HIGHWAY N ABOUT 12.87 KM (8.00 MI) NORTHWEST OF THE CITY
OF FOND DU LAC, GO EAST ON COUNTY HIGHWAY N FOR 5.47 KM (3.40 MI) TO
STATE HIGHWAY 175 (VAN DYNE ROAD) , TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON STATE
HIGHWAY 175 FOR 1.61 KM (1.00 MI) TO SUBWAY ROAD, TURN LEFT AND GO
EAST ON SUBWAY ROAD FOR 0.32 KM (0.20 MI) TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT.
THE STATION IS A BRONZE FOND DU LAC COUNTY GEODETIC CONTROL MARKER
DISK STAMPED --FRIENDSHIP S GPS 1993-- SET IN THE TOP OF A 45-CM
(18-INCH) DIAMETER CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND ABOUT 1 M
(3.3 FT) BELOW THE ROAD PAVEMENT. THE STATION IS 7.8 M (25.6 FT)
SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF SUBWAY ROAD, 121 M (397.0 FT) EAST OF THE
EAST END OF A 65-CM (26-IN) THICK CONCRETE RETAINING WALL TO THE FIELD
ENTRANCE 65-CM (26-IN) THICK, 33.3 M (109.3 FT) WEST OF A TELEPHONE
PEDESTAL --5--, AND 0.8 M (2.6 FT) NORTH OF A WHITE PLASTIC WITNESS
POST. ---NOTE---THIS STATION HAS NO VISIBLE OBSTRUCTION EXTENDING
HIGHER THAN 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: FRIENDSHIP S GPS 1993

Benchmark Agency: Not listed

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

County: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: AJ4509

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): 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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