R59 Elev 114.964 Ft, AE0349
N 26° 11.664 W 098° 11.104
14R E 581423 N 2897468
You'll find it in the-hole-in-the-wall.
Waymark Code: WM9B33
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2010
Views: 6
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 IN PHARR, SET VERTICALLY IN THE NORTH FACE OF THE NECOMBE PHARMACY BUILDING, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PARK AVENUE AND ASTER STREET, 0.9 METER (2.9 FT) ABOVE THE SIDEWALK, 9.1 METERS (30.0 FT) SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF THE EASTBOUND TRAFFIC LANE OF PARK AVENUE, 29.3 METERS (96.0 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF ASTER STREET, 2.3 METERS (7.5 FT) WEST OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE STORE, 3.7 METERS (12.0 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF A LAUNDRYS MAIN ENTRANCE, 0.46 METERS (1.5 FT) WEST OF THE EAST EDGE ON A COLUMN, NOTE, BUILDING FACE IS NOW COVERED WITH A STUCCO FACADE, A DRILL HOLE WAS BORED AND CENTER OF MARK IS ACCESSIBLE, MARK IS ONE INCH INSIDE WALL. THE MARK IS 0.9 M ABOVE SIDEWALK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: R59
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Hidalgo
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Pharr
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: AE0349
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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