Virginia Center of Population Monument
N 37° 43.381 W 077° 49.736
18S E 250670 N 4178851
Virginia Center of Population Monument located in Goochland County Virginia
Waymark Code: WM9P7
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2006
Views: 26
DESCRIBED BY VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2002 (JCA)
THE STATION IS LOCATED IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 2.8 MILES WEST ALONG RTE 250 FROM THE POST OFFICE IN OILVILLE. THE STATION IS ON THE VADOT RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR RTE 250. OWNERSHIP IS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF RTE 250 AT THE POST OFFICE IN OILVILLE, GOOCHLAND COUNTY, GO WEST ON RTE 250 FOR 2.8 MILES TO THE INTERSECTION OF RTE 250 AND RTE 635 NORTH. THE STATION IS SET IN A MASS OF CONCRETE 26' NE OF THE CENTER OF RTE 250, 77' SE OF THE CENTER OF TRE 635 NORTH, 65' W OF THE SE CORNER OF A GARAGE CINDER BLOCK, 75' NW OF LIGHT POLE CK42, 68 E OF AND ACROSS RTE 250 FROM POWER POLE CK24.
DESCRIBED BY J. C. AARON, PHONE 804 524-6308.
MARKER IS LOCATED 1 FOOT SW OF 3 FT BY 4 FT BLUE STATE SIGN DESCRIBING THE MARKER AND VIRGINIA CENTER OF POPULATION
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Virginia Center of Population
Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other): Virginia Department of Transportation
Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)
Monumentation type (if other): Virginia Department of Transportation
County: Goochland
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Perkinsville
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Center of Population Monuments
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from an online local database were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: DF8080
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
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