Vertical Control Disk Z260 - Allentown, PA
N 40° 33.891 W 075° 29.794
18T E 457964 N 4490571
Vertical Control Disk in Ruhe Park, Allentow, PA.
Waymark Code: WM53KV
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2008
Views: 15
From Geocaching.com:
DESCRIBED BY PA DEPT OF TRANSP 1987 0.6 MILES WEST ON OXFORD DRIVE FROM THE JUNCTION OF LEHIGH STREET AND OXFORD DRIVE IN EMMAUS IN RUHE PARK WHICH IS AT THE WEST END OF A SPORTS FIELD ABOUT 0.1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE I78, 57.8 FEET NORTHEAST FROM OXFORD DRIVE, 38.7 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST FROM POWER POLE S45652 AND 54.7 FEET SOUTHWEST FROM A 1.6 FOOT SYCAMORE TREE, AND MARK IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND 5 FEET ABOVE OXFORD DRIVE.
Field Observations: In actuality, the marker is about 40 feet southeast of a telephone pole, 30 feet northwest of a tree and 150 feet nortwest of a football field goal.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Z260 Reset 1987
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)
Monumentation type (if other): Vertical Control Mark
County: Allentown, PA
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Allentown East
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]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
NGS PID: Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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