ASHTON Azimuth Mark - Sumner County, Kansas
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Tom.dog
N 37° 07.533 W 097° 14.361
14S E 656404 N 4110250
Azimuth Mark for NGS BM ASHTON, established in 1957.
Waymark Code: WMFRYZ
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2012
Views: 3
01/01/1957 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (WRH) THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF A GRAVELED EAST-WEST ROAD JUST NORTH OF A LARGE EXCAVATION, AIRLINE ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF THE VILLAGE OF ASHTON, 11 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD, AND 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WELLINGTON. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN ASHTON GO NORTH 2.9 MILES TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE NORTH 0.3 MILE TO A CROSS ROAD. TURN LEFT AND GO WEST 0.55 MILE TO A LARGE EXCAVATION, A WITNESS POST, AND THE STATION ON THE LEFT. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED ASHTON 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 9 FEET EAST OF A TRIANGULAR-BLAZED 12-INCH TREE, 7 FEET SOUTH OF A WITNESS POST SET IN A FENCE LINE, 32 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, AND ABOUT 50 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF THE EXCAVATION. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED ASHTON NO 1 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 25 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD AND 3 FEET LOWER THAN THE STATION. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED ASHTON NO 2 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 24 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, 1 FOOT SOUTH OF A FENCE LINE, AND 2 FEET LOWER THAN THE STATION. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF A GRAVELED NORTH-SOUTH ROAD AND IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED ASHTON 1957 SET IN THE TOP OF A 10-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST THAT PROJECTS 5 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 1 FOOT EAST OF A FENCE LINE, 15 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, AND 26 FEET SOUTH OF A POWERLINE POLE.
Azimuth Condition: Perfect
Your Directions:
Park near the power pole to the North of these coordinates. The mark is about 26 feet to the South of the power pole, in plain sight, and on the public side of the fence. The mark projects about 3 inches above the ground.
Parking Coords: N 37° 07.538 W 097° 14.361
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