USCGS JO0212 ~ F 182
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 38° 37.021 W 112° 59.119
12S E 327157 N 4276147
This Benchmark is located on the east side of Utah Highway 257 about 15 1/2 miles north of Milford, Utah.
Waymark Code: WME43K
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Recovery note by National Geodetic Survey 1993 (grh).

Station is located about 25 km (15.55 mi) north of Milford, 4.8 km (3.00 mi) north of the Millard-Beaver county line, 12 km (7.45 mi) south of Black Rock (siding), in a dirt strip between State Highway 257 and railroad tracks, 0.42 km (0.25 mi) north of a railroad bridge, at highway mile 15.5.

Ownership--Southern Pacific Railroad.

To reach from the junction of State Highways 21 and 257 in Milford, go north on highway 257 for 20.07 km (12.45 mi) to the county line. Continue ahead for 4.78 km (2.95 mi) to the station on the right. Station mark is set in the top of a 30-cm round concrete post projecting 10 cm above ground. It is 14.7 m (48.2 ft) east of, and slightly lower than the highway center, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) east of the right-of-way fence, 0.7 m (2.3 ft) north of a metal witness post, and 27.2 m (89.2 ft) west of, and 2.5 m (8.2 ft) lower than the west rail of the track.

Recovery note by National Geodetic Survey 1999 (csm).

Recovered as described with these additions: 0.72 km (0.45 mi) north of State Highway milepost 15 and 0.40 km (0.25 mi) north of a railroad bridge paralleling the highway over a wash.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: F 182

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): None

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

Monumentation type (if other): None

County: Millard

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Read (1973)

Special Category (if other): None

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: JO0212

Special category (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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