NGS PID# MY3655 - NOBSCOTT 2 - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

MY3655'DESCRIBED BY MASSACHUSETTS GEODETIC SURVEY 1936
MY3655'AN OCCUPIED FIRST-ORDER STATION MARKED BY A STANDARD STATE SURVEY
MY3655'DISK, STAMPED NOBSCOT II, 1936, COUNTERSUNK IN TOP OF GRANITE
MY3655'BOULDER 39 INCHES LONG, 16 INCHES ROUGHLY SQUARE AT THE BOTTOM,
MY3655'12 INCHES ROUGHLY SQUARE AT THE TOP SET AS A MONUMENT WITH TOP
MY3655'6 INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND.
MY3655'
MY3655'LOCATED 20.6 FEET S OF CORNER OF SW LEG OF FIRE OBSERVATION TOWER
MY3655'NO. 22 AND 29.1 FEET SW FROM THE CORNER OF SE LEG, 30 FEET SW OF
MY3655'THE SUMMIT OF NOBSCOT HILL, IN NORTHERN PART OF FRAMINGHAM.
MY3655'
MY3655'REFERENCE MARKS ARE TWO STATE STANDARD REFERENCE DISKS, STAMPED
MY3655'NOBSCOT II, 1936 MGS R.M.NO. 1 AND 2 RESPECTIVELY, SET IN BOULDERS,
MY3655'LOCATED FROM THE STATION AS FOLLOWS--
MY3655'
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, 23.91 FEET, IN GEODETIC AZIMUTH 285 DEG
MY3655'57 MIN 29 SEC.
MY3655'
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK NO. 2, 21.94 FEET, IN GEODETIC AZIMUTH 145 DEG
MY3655'49 MIN 39 SEC.
MY3655'
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK NO. 3, IS USC AND GS STATION NOBSCOT, MARKED BY A
MY3655'DRILL HOLE IN A SMALL BOULDER 0.90 FEET NE OF CENTER OF FIRE
MY3655'TOWER, AND 31.96 FEET, IN GEODETIC AZIMUTH 217 DEG 21 MIN 90 SEC
MY3655'FROM THE STATION.
MY3655'
MY3655'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 20 AND THE
MY3655'BY PASS ROAD TO WAYSIDE INN, FOLLOW HIGHWAY 20 W FOR 0.4 MILE TO
MY3655'A DIRT ROAD LEADING S MARKED AT THIS POINT BY A GRANITE SLAB 5
MY3655'FEET BY 2 FEET BY 10 INCHES, WITH AN ARROW AND THE NAME FRAMINGHAM
MY3655'PAINTED ON IN PROMINENT LETTERS. FOLLOW THIS DIRT ROAD 0.3 MILE
MY3655'TO A FARM ROAD LEADING LEFT OPPOSITE THE TRIANGLE AT THE
MY3655'JUNCTION OF AN UNNAMED DIRT ROAD KNOWN LOCALLY AS DINSMORE ROAD.
MY3655'FOLLOW THE FARM ROAD EASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY FOR 1.3 MILES TO
MY3655'ITS END AT A WAGON SHED STANDING AT THE FOOT OF A STEEP
MY3655'PITCH. FROM THIS POINT FOLLOW A WINDING FOOTPATH EASTERLY
MY3655'1400 FEET (PACED) TO THE SUMMIT AND FIRE TOWER.
MY3655'TRUCKS CAN DRIVE TO THE SUMMIT ON A TRACK LEADING UP FROM THE
MY3655'WAGON SHED THROUGH THE ORCHARD AND JOINING THE FOOTPATH AT
MY3655'THE TOP OF THE FIRST STEEP RISE.
MY3655'
MY3655'THE STATION MAY ALSO BE REACHED FROM THE E BY A FOOTPATH
MY3655'LEADING E FROM THE SUDBURY-FRAMINGHAM ROAD 1.7 MILES S FROM
MY3655'ITS JUNCTION WITH HIGHWAY 20 ABOUT 150 YARDS S OF THE NOBSCOT
MY3655'SPRING WATER COMPANY, DISTANCE, 0.75 MILE, RISE 400 FEET.
MY3655'
MY3655'A 12-FOOT TOWER CLEARS THE BRUSH FROM NE THROUGH THE S TO THE
MY3655'W BUT 30-FOOT TREES OBSTRUCT THE VIEW FROM THE W THROUGH THE
MY3655'N TO THE NE.
MY3655'
MY3655'THE FARM ROAD TO THE STATION, AND THE SUMMIT OF THE HILL, ARE
MY3655'ON THE WAYSIDE INN PROPERTIES OF HENRY FORD, BUT A 100-FOOT
MY3655'SQUARE SURROUNDING THE FIRE TOWER IS LEASED FROM THE PROPERTY BY
MY3655'THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION. STATION NOBSCOT 2
MY3655'LIES WITHIN THIS AREA. PERMISSION TO ENTER SHOULD BE SECURED
MY3655'FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT AT THE WAYSIDE INN.
MY3655
MY3655 STATION RECOVERY (1958)
MY3655
MY3655'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (GWM)
MY3655'THE STATION AND REFERENCE MARKS 2 AND 3 WERE FOUND IN GOOD
MY3655'CONDITION. IN THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION IT WAS STATED THAT
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK 3 IS U.S. C AND G SURVEY STATION NOBSCOT. THIS
MY3655'WAS FOUND TO BE IN ERROR BY THIS PARTY. THE DRILL HOLE IS STILL
MY3655'IN THE BOULDER BUT ACCORDING TO ALL DIRECTIONS AND DISTANCES THE
MY3655'DRILL HOLE IS REFERENCE MARK 1. THE MARKS ARE EITHER TURNED
MY3655'AROUND IN THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION OR HAVE BEEN RESET.
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK 2 IS NOW SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE BASE OF THE
MY3655'SOUTHWEST LEG OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER. A COMPLETE NEW
MY3655'DESCRIPTION AND TO REACH TO THE STATION FOLLOWS.
MY3655'
MY3655'THE STATION IS ABOUT 1-1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF NOBSCOT, ABOUT
MY3655'5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARLBORO AND NEAR THE SUMMIT OF NOBSCOT
MY3655'HILL. IT IS 30 FEET SOUTH OF THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE HILL, 20
MY3655'FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST LEG OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER AND 32
MY3655'FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE TOWER. THE DISK IS A
MY3655'STANDARD STATE SURVEY DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN A GRANITE
MY3655'BOULDER WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND SURFACE. THE DISK IS
MY3655'STAMPED NOBSCOTT II 1936 M.G.S.
MY3655'
MY3655'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE CITY HALL IN MARLBORO, GO EAST
MY3655'ON U.S. HIGHWAY 20 FOR 2.3 MILES TO A LARGE GREENHOUSE ON THE
MY3655'RIGHT. CONTINUE EASTERLY ON HIGHWAY 20 FOR 2.5 MILES TO A SIDE
MY3655'ROAD RIGHT (BRIMSTONE ROAD). TURN RIGHT ON THE GRAVELED ROAD
MY3655'AND GO SOUTH UP THE HILL FOR 0.9 MILE TO A FORK. TAKE THE LEFT
MY3655'FORK AND GO EAST AND SOUTH FOR 0.2 MILE TO A FORK. TAKE THE
MY3655'LEFT FORK AND CONTINUE EAST ON THE GRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.1 MILE TO
MY3655'THE LOOKOUT TOWER AND THE STATION AS DESCRIBED.
MY3655'
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK 1 IS A DRILL HOLE IN A SMALL BOULDER UNDER AND
MY3655'NEAR THE CENTER OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER.
MY3655'
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK 2 IS A STANDARD U.S. C AND G SURVEY DISK SET IN A
MY3655'DRILL HOLE IN THE CONCRETE BASE OF THE SOUTHWEST LEG OF THE
MY3655'LOOKOUT TOWER. THE DISK IS STAMPED NOBSCOTT II RM 2 MGS 1936.
MY3655'
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK 3 IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE TOP
MY3655'OF A LARGE BOULDER WHICH PROJECTS ABOUT 2 FEET. THE MARK IS ABOUT
MY3655'20 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER. THE DISK IS
MY3655'STAMPED NOBSCOTT II RM 3 MGS 1936. (NOTE 12C)
MY3655'
MY3655'HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 22 METERS.
MY3655
MY3655 STATION RECOVERY (2011)
MY3655
MY3655'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2011 (JU)
MY3655'DESCRIPTION FOR REFERENCE MARKS ARE WRONG.
MY3655'ORIGINAL FIRE OBSERVATION TOWER IS GONE, THERES A NEWER TOWER NNE OF
MY3655'THE ORIGINAL.
MY3655'RECOVERED STATION PLUS 2 RM'S NO.1 AND NO.3
MY3655'BOTH ARE STANDARD USCGS REFERENCE DISCS, STAMPED NOBSCOT II 1936 MGS
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK NO.1 21.94 FEET, IN GEODETIC AZIMUTH 145 DEG 49 MIN 39
MY3655'SEC
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK NO.3 23.94 FEET, IN GEODETIC AZIMUTH 285 DEG 57 MIN 29
MY3655'SEC
MY3655'REFERENCE MARK, STATION NOBSCOT MARKED BY A DRILL HOLE IN A SMALL
MY3655'BOULDER 31.96 FEET, IN GEODETIC AZIMUTH 217 DEG 21 MIN 90 SEC FROM
MY3655'STATION PROBABLY WAS DESTROYED WHN THEY TOOK DOWN THE TOWER AND DUG
MY3655'OUT THE FOOTINGS.
MY3655'

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: NOBSCOTT 2 - 1936 Benchmark Agency: Not listed Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk County: MIDDLESEX USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): FRAMINGHAM 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: MY3655 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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