OXFORD Azimuth Mark - Sumner County, Kansas
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Tom.dog
N 37° 15.203 W 097° 11.160
14S E 660872 N 4124523
OXFORD Azimuth Mark, located SW of the town of Oxford, KS in Sumner County.
Waymark Code: WMFRZ2
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2012
Views: 6
01/01/1964 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 (RAE) STATION IS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF DALTON AND 1 AND 1/2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD ALONG THE NORTHSIDE OF A GRADED ROAD, 22 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF GRADED ROAD, 5 FEET EAST OF POWER POLE WITH TRANSFORMER, AND 1 FOOT WEST OF A STEEL WITNESS POST. THE MARK PROJECTS 6 INCHES AND THE DISK IS STAMPED OXFORD 2 1964. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE OXFORD BANK AND TRAFFIC LIGHT, GO WEST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 160 FOR 1.0 MILE TO A GRADED ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GO SOUTH ON GRADED ROAD FOR 1.0 MILE TO CROSSROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST ON GRADED ROAD FOR 0.1 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED. REFERENCE MARK NO. 3 IS 60.29 FEET EAST OF THE STATION, 27 FEET EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF FIELD, 21 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF GRAVEL ROAD, 17 FEET EAST OF FENCE CORNER, AND 1 FOOT SOUTH OF FENCE. THE MARK PROJECTS 4 INCHES AND THE DISK IS STAMPED OXFORD 2 NO 3 1964. REFERENCE MARK NO. 4 IS 43.60 FEET WEST OF THE STATION, 39 FEET WEST OF A POWER POLE, 23 FEET WEST OF TELEPHONE MARKER BOX FOR UNDERGROUND CABLE, 21 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF GRAVEL ROAD, AND 1 FOOT SOUTH OF FENCE. THE MARK PROJECTS 6 INCHES AND THE DISK IS STAMPED OXFORD 2 NO 4 1964. AZIMUTH MARK IS 0.5 MILE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE STATION, 24 FEET WEST OF A NORTH-SOUTH ROAD, 2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A POWER POLE, AND 1 FOOT NORTH OF A NEW STEEL WITNESS POST. THE MARK PROJECTS 4 INCHES AND THE DISK IS STAMPED OXFORD 1957. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, GO EAST FOR 0.1 MILE TO CROSSROADS. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON DIRT ROAD FOR 0.5 MILE TO A HEDGEROW (EAST-WEST) ON THE RIGHT AND THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 1 METERS.
Azimuth Condition: Perfect
Your Directions:
Park at the end of the E/W hedge row. You should be able to see a metal witness post right beside the road. The mark is located adjacent to the North side of the witness post.
Station Link: [Web Link]
Parking Coords: Not Listed
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