Army Corps of Engineers Compass (Stillhouse Hollow Dam, TX)
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Tygress
N 31° 01.221 W 097° 31.726
14R E 640430 N 3432786
Compass monument with Army Corps of Engineers logo in the parking lot of Chalk Ridge Falls Park, below Stillhouse Hollow Dam.
Waymark Code: WM8J6Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2010
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If your GPS is wonky
And your sense o' sun is weak
This 'ere compass'll set you straight
With the cardinal points you seek
Of course it's not very transportable
Up the trail, we're on our own.
Guess we'll rely on geoSense
Send out the rangers if we don't get home!
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This compass monument is set on a concrete pedestal in sight of the main spillway of Stillhouse Hollow Dam. It marks the trailhead into the Chalk Ridge Falls Park Preserve operated by the US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. There is no signage regarding the compass, maybe YOU know it's story?
Meanwhile:
Chalk Ridge Falls Environmental Learning Center - (http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/stillhouse/)
This area is located below the Stillhouse Hollow Lake Dam. This is a free area that is open from 8:00 am - Sunset. Dogs, glass containers, alcoholic beverages, bicycles or firearms are not allowed in the park. There is approximately 5 miles of hiking trail in this area. Use caution in this area, some of the bridges and trails have been damaged due to the 2007 flood.