USGS JO0219 ~ 2 HJH
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 38° 41.037 W 112° 58.620
12S E 328041 N 4283559
This Benchmark is located on the east side of Utah Highway 257, just outside the Railroad/highway right-of-way fence, about 20 miles north of Milford, Utah.
Waymark Code: WME43P
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 1

Described by National Geodetic Survey 1970.

2.2 miles south from Black Rock.
2.2 miles south along the Union Pacific Railroad from the station at Black Rock, 5 poles north of milepole 597, 2 poles south of milepole 297.25, 1 pole north of semaphore 5973, at the south end of a cut, 97.6 feet west of the west rail, 36 feet east of the center line of State Highway 257, 42 feet north-northwest of a telephone pole, 0.9 foot west of a fence, 1.0 foot north of a witness post, about 5 1/2 feet higher than the track, about 3 feet higher than the highway, and set in the top of a concrete post projecting 0.4 foot above the ground.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 2 HJH

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological 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): Black Rock (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: JO0219

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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