Whitby's 4th Order Survey Mark, Leeward Drive, Whitby, Porirua, Wellington.
Posted by: greysman
S 41° 06.742 E 174° 53.019
60G E 322308 N 5446610
A 4th order geodetic survey mark in Leeward Drive, the only one in Whitby.
Waymark Code: WMDVZJ
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 02/28/2012
Views: 9
With the Geodetic Code BDPT this is a stainless steel pin in the kerb which replaces a lead plug and is of order 4. The ID plaque was attached to the kerb on 1st May, 1998. It is on the kerb on the south side of the Leeward Drive/Ensign Lane intersection in Whitby, land district of Wellington. It has the name LP XXIX DP 43799 and was last maintained on 9th March, 2001.
There are two other different sets of co-ordinates given for this surey mark besides the WGS84 co-ordinates given by GPSr;
NEW ZEALAND GEODETIC DATUM 1949 COORDINATES
Latitude: 41° 06' 50.6592" S
Longitude: 174° 53' 00.2046" E
NZGD 2000 COORDINATES
Latitude: 41° 06' 44.42940" S
Longitude: 174° 53' 00.91086" E height: 47.3m
For an explanation of the differnces go to the LINZ web site at: http://www.linz.govt.nz/geodetic