E 24 - Falcon, CO - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Located approximatly 175 feet NNE of the centerline at the intersection of State Hwy 24 and Judge Orr Rd. Location references listed in the Online database are for a removed Railway.

Location description in the official records is:

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 2.3 MI NE FROM FALCON.
2.3 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC
RAILROAD FROM THE STATION AT FALCON, 2-1/2 POLES NORTHEAST OF
MILE-POST 589, 175 FEET NORTHWEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 24, 150 FEET
NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST END OF BRIDGE 589.0, AT A ROAD CROSSING,
73 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, 48 FEET NORTHWEST
OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE TRACK, 2.5 FEET EAST OF A CORNER FENCE POST,
1 FOOT SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTHWEST RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE, AND ABOUT 1/2
FOOT LOWER THAN THE TRACK. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED E 24 1929 AND SET
IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST PROJECTING ABOUT 8 INCHES ABOVE GROUND.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: E 24 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): National Geodetic Survey Department of commerce Washington DC 20230 Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk Monumentation type (if other): This is actually a Bench Mark County: El Paso USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Falcon Quad 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: JK0239 Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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