V280 (46C019) - Rossland, BC, Canada
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 49° 00.029 W 117° 49.905
11U E 439164 N 5427842
Boundary monument south of Rossland, BC.
Waymark Code: WMFPTN
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/14/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
Views: 1

NRCAN:
Unique Number : 46C019
Name : V280
Established by : United States Survey Agencies (National Geodetic Survey And
Province : BC
Prov. Identifier : None
NTS Map No : 082F04

STATION COORDINATES
Method : Scaled
Latitude : N49 00' 00
Longitude : W117 49' 52
Agency : Geodetic Survey Division - NRCan
UTM : Zone = 11 Scale Factor = .9996 N = 5427788 m E = 439219 m

VERTICAL DATA
Vertical Datum : CGVD28
Elevation : 666.000 m

Marker Type : Permanent Agency Marker
Inspected in : 1946
Status : Good

PATERSON
BOUNDARY MONUMENT AT WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY, TABLET IN BASE. ESTABLISHED BY UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY.
Type of survey mark: Concrete monument

What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
West side of highway at Paterson border crossing, right across from its partner, W280.


What property is this mark defining?:
Canada-US boundary


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