NGS Benchmark NJ0760 - Dyersville, Ia.
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N 42° 29.068 W 091° 07.555
15T E 654026 N 4705269
The Basilica of St. Francis Xavier is located at 104 3rd St SW in Dyersville, Ia. The spire is 212 foot tall and the crosses are 14 foot.
Waymark Code: WM7BYR
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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There are two steeples which are 212 feet tall. The crosses are 14 feet tall. This helps make the church visible from several miles away. Pilots often use these steeples as landmarks during flights.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: blank

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Church Spire

County: Dubuque County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Dyersville USGS Dyersville East Quad, Iowa

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: PID=NJ0760

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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