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NGS Calibration Baseline – Disk 1100 M - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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NGS Calibration Baseline – Disk 1100 M
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8Nuts MotherGoose
N 37° 51.728 W 089° 13.947
16S E 303618 N 4192867
This disk is one of the points in the National Geodetic Survey Gerstenschlager Calibration Baseline.
Waymark Code:
WM98Y6
Location:
Illinois, United States
Date Posted:
07/15/2010
Published By:
Ernmark
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Although the disk is stamped 1100 M, it is located southerly along the old railroad bed 500 meters from Disk 0 M.
From the NGS Web Site:
THE 1100-METER POINT IS A STANDARD NGS CALIBRATION BASE LINE DISK STAMPED "1100 M 1988" SET IN THE TOP OF A 40 CM (16 IN) DIAMETER CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 4.7 M (15.4 FT) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF OLD HIGHWAY 51, AND 1.0 M (3.3 FT) EAST OF A WITNESS POST.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
1100 M
Benchmark Agency:
National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
other (not any of the below)
Monumentation type (if other):
Calibration Baseline
County:
Jackson
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
De Soto
Find type:
Found by luck/skill/knowledge
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Benchmark Agency (if other):
Not listed
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A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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