OA0786 - NOS G TIDAL, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 42° 44.375 W 124° 29.989
10T E 377236 N 4732986
National Ocean Survey tidal mark 943 1647 G TIDAL.
Waymark Code: WM7ZMH
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This tidal mark is located bedrock along harbor edge. The cap is set in bedrock about 110 feet SW of Griffs on the Dock Restaurant. The cap was set by the National Ocean Survey in 1977 and was marked 1647G.
NGS PID OA0786 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988. 0.7 KM (0.45 MI) SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG HARBOR DRIVE FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 101 IN PORT ORFORD, IN THE MOST SOUTHWESTERN 1/3 OF A 20 BY 26 FOOT AREA OF OUTCROPPING BEDROCK, 34.0 M (111.5 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE DOCK SNACK BAR, 27.9 M (91.5 FT) NORTHWEST OF BENCH MARK 1647 N TIDAL, 24.0 M (78.7 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE DRIVE, 19.6 M (64.3 FT) SOUTH OF THE SOUTH CORNER OF A BLOCK BUILDING, AND 7.9 M (25.9 FT) SOUTHEAST OF BENCH MARK 1647 TIDAL 9. THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH THE DRIVE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 943 1647 G TIDAL

Benchmark Agency: National Ocean Survey

Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk

County: Curry

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Port Orford

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: OA0786

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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