PB0090 - USCGS S372, Oregon
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N 43° 51.583 W 120° 46.030
10T E 679438 N 4858715
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark S372.
Waymark Code: WM5X88
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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This benchmark is located along U.S. Hwy. 20 about 7.8 miles east of Millican. The benchmark is set in a rock outcrop about 155 feet north of highway centerline. The benchmark was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1943 and was marked S372.
NGS PID PB0090 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943. ABOUT 7.8 MILES EAST ALONG THE CENTRAL OREGON HIGHWAY (U.S. 20) FROM THE POST OFFICE AT MILLICAN, DESCHUTES COUNTY, ABOUT 155 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AT THE WEST END OF A ROCK OUTCROP, IN THE TOP OF A ROCK LEDGE, AND 5 FEET WEST OF A WHITE WOODEN WITNESS POST. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED S 372 1943.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: S372

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Millican SE

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: PB0090

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

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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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