RICH HILL AZ MK - Ohio
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shorbird
N 40° 19.311 W 082° 43.953
17T E 352803 N 4464920
This is the azimuth mark for triangulation station RICH HILL(KZ1886), in Hilliar Township, Knox County.
Waymark Code: WME69R
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2012
Views: 11
01/01/1933 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1933 (GLA) STATION IS ON LAND OWNED BY J.H. MCBRIDE, ON A PROMINENT BARE ROUND-TOPPED HILL LOCALLY KNOWN AS RICH HILL, ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF CENTERBURG. THE HILL IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE LOCALITY AND THE SMALL VILLAGE OF RICH HILL IS AT ITS SOUTHEAST BASE, ABOUT 0.25 MILES DISTANT FROM THE STATION. THE MARK IS 96 FEET WEST OF THE EAST PASTURE FENCE, 27 FEET NORTH-NORTHEAST OF A 6-INCH ASH TREE, AND PROJECTS 6 INCHES. TO REACH FROM THE VILLAGE, CLIMB THE HILL. TRUCK CAN BE DRIVEN TO THE STATION BY GOING NORTH 0.4 MILE TO THE MCBRIDE HOUSE, THEN BACK SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE PASTURE TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. SURFACE, UNDERGROUND, REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 AND AZIMUTH MARKS ARE STANDARD BRONZE DISKS SET IN CONCRETE. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS A STANDARD BRONZE DISK, REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS EAST OF THE STATION, 1 FOOT WEST OF THE EAST PASTURE FENCE, 65 FEET SOUTH OF A 16-INCH ELM, AND PROJECTS 4 INCHES. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS SOUTHWEST OF THE STATION, 125 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE 6-INCH ASH, SET IN A BOULDER, AND PROJECTS ABOUT 8 INCHES. AZIMUTH MARK IS WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE STATION, 0.25 MILE WEST OF THE VILLAGE OF RICH HILL, 30 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 1 FOOT NORTH OF THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE, 100 FEET EAST OF A LARGE OLD BARN, AND PROJECTS 5 INCHES.
Azimuth Condition: Good
Your Directions:
From the junction of Rich Hill Road leading south and Updike Road leading east in the village of Rich Hill, go west on Rich Hill Road for 0.34 mile to the mark on the left. The mark is 19 feet south of the centerline of Rich Hill Road and 12 feet east of the centerline of a graveled driveway leading south to a two-story brown house.
Station Link: [Web Link]
Parking Coords: Not Listed
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