GRIFFING AZ MK - Ohio - Azimuth Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1969 (LFS) ALL MARKS WERE FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION BUT THE AIRPORT HAS BEEN ABANDONED AND A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS- THE STATION MARK IS LOCATED AT WHAT USED TO BE THE GRIFFING AIRPORT, 63 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF COLUMBUS AVE., 45 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF OLD OFFICE BUILDING, 38 FEET WEST OF A POWER POLE, 90 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A HOUSE, 88 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE HOUSE, 68 FEET NORTHEAST OF A 6 INCH CEDAR TREE, 1 FOOT EAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST. THE MONUMENT IS FLUSH AND THE DISK IS STAMPED GRIFFING 1956. (NOTE 1A 7A) TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE COURTHOUSE IN SANDUSKY, GO SOUTHEAST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 250 AND STATE HIGHWAY 13 FOR 2.05 MILES TO POINT THAT THE HIGHWAY GOES EAST AND COLUMBUS AVE AHEAD. GO SOUTHEAST ON COLUMBUS AVE. FOR 2.1 MILES TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, GO SOUTH FOR ABOUT 200 FEET TO A GRAVELED ROAD WEST (WHAT USED TO BE RUNWAY), TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST ON THE GRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.5 MILES TO ITS END AND THE AZIMUTH MARK AS DESCRIBED. REFERENCE MARK 1 IS 72 FEET NORTHWEST OF A POWER POLE, 58 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF COLUMBUS AVE., 19 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE OLD OFFICE BUILDING, 98 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A POWER POLE, THE MONUMENT IS FLUSH AND THE DISK IS STAMPED GRIFFING NO 1 1956. (NOTE 11A) REFERENCE MARK 2 IS 119 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE HOUSE, 79 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE OFFICE BUILDING, 63 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY, 36 FEET EAST OF A 24 INCH MAPLE TREE, MONUMENT IS FLUSH AND THE DISK IS STAMPED GRIFFING NO 2 1956. (NOTE 11A) THE AZIMUTH MARK IS 154 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE GRAVEL ROAD AT THE END, 159 FEET WEST OF A 4 INCH ASPEN TREE AT THE WEST END OF A ROW OF TREES, IN AN UNCULTIVATED AREA BETWEEN TWO FIELDS, 1 FOOT EAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, MONUMENT PROJECTS 4 INCHES AND THE DISK IS STAMPED GRIFFING 1956. (NOTE 16A) AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN - ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SANDUSKY.

Azimuth Condition: Good Your Directions: From the station mark, go south for about 200 feet to Industrial Park Drive, a paved road. Go southwest on Industrial Park Drive for about 0.25 mile to the end of pavement. Continue west on foot for about 0.25 mile across fields and woods to the azimuth at the west edge of a cultivated field. The azimuth is 1.5 feet west of the west edge of the field and 1.5 feet northeast of a metal witness post. Station Link: [Web Link] Parking Coords: Not Listed

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