R272, Spring Lake entry, Savanna, IL
N 42° 03.912 W 090° 07.511
15T E 737852 N 4661014
Just north of the entry to a section of a National Wild Life Refuge.
Waymark Code: WM99XX
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2010
Views: 1
You will have to look hard for this benchmark. It's resting in five-foot high grass.
Discription is accurate. Fence has fallen in places and buried under grass. Watch your step.
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1970 3.2 MI SE FROM SAVANNA. ABOUT 0.25 MILE SOUTH ALONG 3RD STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE AT SAVANNA, THENCE 1.15 MILES EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 52, THENCE 1.85 MILES SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 84, ABOUT MIDWAY AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF A CURVE IN THE HIGHWAY, 111 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 57 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF A ROAD WHICH LEADS WEST AND CROSSES THE RAILROAD TRACK, 1.8 FEET EAST OF A POWER POLE WHICH IS BRACED BY 2 GUY WIRES, 1.2 FEET EAST OF A FENCE, 2.1 FEET SOUTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST, ABOUT 3 FEET BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY, AND BRAZED ON THE TOP OF A 3-INCH IRON PIPE PROJECTING 3 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: R272
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Carroll
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Savanna
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: NJ0179
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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