Florida Geocac Benchmark - St Augustine, FL
N 29° 53.892 W 081° 18.886
17R E 469610 N 3307546
This Geocac Benchmark is set in the oldest city in the country.
Waymark Code: WM8MNB
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2010
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There is a Geocache associated with this benchmark, GC1MVYP
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It is also list as a Florida Historic Marker, WM5W84
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The following is taken from the waymark description:
Florida Geocac Benchmark Project
Geocaching.com & NGS project in cooperation wi the States
Purpose
To set a GEOCAC Benchmark in all 50 States for inclusion in the NGS Data Base.
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What is GEOCAC
GEOCAC is the official agency code for Geocachers who report their benchmark recoveries to the
National Geodetic Survey.
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Information about this BENCHMARK
This benchmark is made by Berntsen International and designed by GEO*Trailblazer 1
This benchmark is 4 inches in diameter and has a stud on the bottom that is 3 inches long that protrudes into the concrete.
The concrete pedestal is approximately 4 foot deep and 12 inches in diameter with the lower part of the base approximately 18 inches in diameter.
Each benchmark will have the official name GEOCAC. Once the actual benchmark disks are set and registered, you will be able to do a search in the National Geodetic Survey database and retrieve their coordinates.