AQ1543 - NPS Reset
N 29° 53.750 W 081° 18.683
17R E 469936 N 3307283
Located in the side walk near Castillo de San Marcos.
Waymark Code: WM8M1R
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2010
Views: 23
1/1/1972 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 AT ST AUGUSTINE. AT ST. AUGUSTINE, ABOUT 0.25 MILE NORTH OF THE WEST END OF THE BRIDGE OF LIONS OVER THE MATANZAS RIVER, (STATE HIGHWAY A1A), 0.05 MILE SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF FORT MARION (CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS), 174.5 FEET SOUTH OF BENCH MARK MARION, 56.2 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH ONE OF TWO MANHOLE COVERS, 10 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE STEPS LEADING TO THE WATER, 10 FEET WEST OF THE WEST EDGE OF SEAWALL, 8.6 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A 10-INCH PALM TREE AND 8-INCHES EAST OF WEST EDGE OF SIDEWALK. A BENCH MARK DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE SIDEWALK. FLUSH.
1/1/1975 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
4/12/1991 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1991 0.4 KM (0.2 MI) NORTHERLY ALONG AVENIDA MENENDEZ FROM THE WEST END OF THE BRIDGE OF LIONS (STATE HIGHWAY A1A) IN SAINT AUGUSTINE, THENCE 0.1 KM (0.1 MI) NORTHERLY ALONG THE CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS NATIONAL MONUMENT PARKING LOT, IN A SIDEWALK ALONG A RETAINING WALL ALONG THE WEST BANK OF THE MATANZAS RIVER, 22.5 M (73.8 FT) NORTH OF AND LEVEL WITH THE NORTH CURB OF THE PARKING LOT, 0.9 M (3.0 FT) WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE RETAINING WALL AT THE WEST SIDE OF A SET OF STEPS LEADING TO THE RIVER, AND 0.3 M (1.0 FT) EAST OF THE WEST EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: NPS Reset 1972
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: St Johns
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
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NGS PID: AQ1543
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
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