LX3448 - U 92 - Old Lyme, CT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member king.hubi
N 41° 20.972 W 072° 16.349
18T E 728183 N 4581149
A vertical control mark from the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) located along the U.S. Route 1 in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Waymark Code: WMA9TK
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 7


This vertical control mark from the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is located along the U.S. Route 1 in Old Lyme, Connecticut. The station is a standard disk, stamped U 92 1986, cemented in a drill hole in a rock outcrop approximately 1 meter above the ground. A red witness post is standing next to the marker.

The station is listed in the NGS database. Its PID is LX3448 and here comes the original description from 1986 by the NGS:

01/01/1986 by NGS (MONUMENTED) DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1986 5.9 KM (3.65 MI) EAST FROM OLD LYME. 5.9 KM (3.65 MI) EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 1 FROM THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE 95 IN OLD LYME TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT AT THE EAST END OF A ROCK LEDGE, 7.4 METERS (24.5 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 1. THE MARK IS 0.91 METERS W FROM A WITNESS POST THE MARK IS 0.91 M ABOVE HIGHWAY.

Enjoy your bench mark hunt.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: U 92

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: New London County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Old Lyme Quad

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: LX3448

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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