DF9530 - 1X24 - MILWAUKEE WI
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member zombiehead
N 42° 59.290 W 088° 01.728
16T E 416127 N 4760014
CONTROL DISK IN MEDIAN OF OKLAHOMA AVE, WEST OF 93RD ST, MILWAUKEE, WI
Waymark Code: WM603G
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 4

DF9530 STATION DESCRIPTION
DF9530
DF9530'DESCRIBED BY WI DEPT OF TRANSP 2001 (DJH)
DF9530'THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE. OWNERSHIP--CITY OF
DF9530'MILWAUKEE. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE
DF9530'HIGHWAY 43 WITH STATE HIGHWAY 100 IN THE TOWN OF HALES CORNERS, GO
DF9530'NORTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 100 FOR 3.3 KM TO OKLAHOMA AVENUE, TURN RIGHT
DF9530'AND GO EAST ON OKLAHOMA AVENUE FOR 1.5 KM TO 93RD STREET AND THE
DF9530'STATION ON THE LEFT. THE STATION IS A BRONZE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF
DF9530'TRANSPORTATION GEODETIC SURVEY CONTROL STATION DISK SET IN THE TOP OF
DF9530'A 41-CM DIAMETER CONCRETE POST SET TO A DEPTH OF 2.4 M AND ABOUT
DF9530'LEVEL WITH THE ROAD PAVEMENT. THE STATION IS 8.0 M SOUTH OF THE
DF9530'SOUTHBOUND LANES OF OKLAHOMA AVENUE, 7.1 M NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF
DF9530'OKLAHOMA AVENUE NORTHBOUND LANES, AND 16.5 M WEST OF EXTENDED
DF9530'CENTERLINE OF 93RD STREET. ---NOTE---THE STATION IS 1.0 M EAST OF A
DF9530'WHITE PLASTIC WITNESS POST. ---NOTE2---THIS STATION HAS NO VISIBLE
DF9530'OBSTRUCTIONS EXTENDING HIGHER THAN 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON
DF9530'EXCEPT FOR TREES TO THE NORTH EXTENDING TO 30 DEGREES, A CELL TOWER
DF9530'TO THE SOUTHEAST EXTENDING TO 25 DEGREES, AND A LIGHT POLE TO THE
DF9530'SOUTHWEST EXTENDING TO 25 DEGREES.
DF9530
DF9530 STATION RECOVERY (2006)
DF9530
DF9530'RECOVERY NOTE BY WI DEPT OF TRANSP 2006 (DRB)
DF9530'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. ADD-- THE STATION IS IN THE MEDIAN STRIP
DF9530'8.0 M SOUTH OF THE WESTBOUND (NOT SOUTHBOUND) LANES OF OKLAHOMA
DF9530'AVENUE, 7.1 M NORTH OF THE EASTBOUND (NOT NORTHBOUND) LANES, 16.5 M
DF9530'WEST OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF 93RD STREET, AND 3.3 M NORTHEAST OF
DF9530'A METAL --SOUTH COUNTY N RIGHT-- AND --S 92ND ST-- SIGN POST.
DF9530'NOTE1-- WEST OKLAHOMA AVENUE IS ALSO COUNTY HIGHWAY NN. NOTE2--
DF9530'VISIBLE OBSTRUCTIONS AT THIS STATION ARE TREES IN THE NORTH QUADRANTS
DF9530'EXTENDING TO 38 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 1X24

Benchmark Agency: Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WI)

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): CONTROL STATION

County: CITY OF MILWAUKEE, COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE, WI

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): HALES CORNERS (1994)

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

NGS PID: DF9530

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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