AA1297 - NORTHWEST CHAN ENT R RNG LT - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

/1/1934 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (WHB) THE STATION IS ABOUT 8 MILES NW OF KEY WEST LIGHTHOUSE, 2 MILES NE OF COTTRELL KEY, 160 METERS E OF WEST JETTY (SUBMERGED), 700 YARDS (S 09 DEG E TRUE) FROM NORTHWEST BAR FRONT RANGE LIGHT, AND STANDS IN 10 FEET OF WATER, ON A BLACK TANK HOUSE ON A WHITE, TRIANGULAR, PYRAMIDAL, SLATTED STEEL STRUCTURE ON PILES.
1/1/1958 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (ALW) LOCATED AT THE OUTER END OF THE NORTHWEST CHANNEL. THE LIGHT ATOP A SMALL BLACK HOUSE ON A WHITE TRIANGULAR PYRAMIDAL STEEL STRUCTURE ON PILES 36 FEET ABOVE THE WATER.
1/1/1966 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1966 (HDR) RECOVERED, IN GOOD CONDITION, AS DESCRIBED BY A.L.W., 1958. THE COAST GUARD LIGHT LIST DESCRIBES THIS LIGHT AS HAVING BEEN MOVED OR REBUILT IN 1962. COAST GUARD AIDS TO NAVIGATION DIVISION IN MIAMI CONFIRMS THAT THE LIGHT WAS REBUILT IN 1962 AT SAME LOCATION. DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN 8 MILES NW OF KEY WEST.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: other (not any of the below) Monumentation type (if other): range marker County: Monroe 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: AA1297 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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