HB0391 - KEVIL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member trailhound1
N 37° 04.592 W 088° 52.074
16S E 333960 N 4104995
HB0391 - KEVIL triangulation station set in top of concrete post next to metal witness post.
Waymark Code: WMENG9
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1993 THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 1.85 KM (1.15 MI) EAST OF KEVIL, ON U.S. HIGHWAY 60 RIGHT-OF-WAY. OWNERSHIP--KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN KEVIL, GO SOUTH ON WALLACE AVENUE FOR 0.15 KM (0.10 MI) TO ITS JUNCTION WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 60. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 60 FOR 1.85 KM (1.15 MI) TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT, ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM AN OFFICE BUILDING (JACKSON PURCHASE AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ASSOCIATION AND WADE FARM FINANCIAL SERVICES). THE STATION PROJECTS 4 CM ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE GROUND. LOCATED 50.0 M (164.0 FT) EAST OF THE EXTENDED CENTER OF RUTHERFORD ROAD (COUNTY ROAD 2532), 26.5 M (86.9 FT) EAST OF A SIGN POST (BALLARD COUNTY), 9.0 M (29.5 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 7.4 M (24.3 FT) WEST OF A CONCRETE RIGHT-OF-WAY POST, 4.3 M (14.1 FT) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF A POWER POLE, 3.7 M (12.1 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE WEST END OF A CONCRETE PIPE UNDER A DRIVEWAY, 3.7 M (12.1 FT) WEST OF THE CENTER OF A GRAVELED DRIVEWAY AND 0.5 M (1.6 FT) WEST-NOPRTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: KEVIL 1930

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk

County: McCracken County, KY

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Heath

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: HB0391

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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