FREEDOM AZ MK(CC9888) - Freedom Twp Portage County OH - Azimuth Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

01/01/1977 by NGS (SEE DESCRIPTION)



RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 (JRS) STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARKS 1, 2 AND THE AZIMUTH MARK WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION TO REFERENCE MARK 1 CHECKED THE OLD DATA. THE DIRECTION TO REFERENCE MARK 2 CHECKED THE OLD DATA. A DIFFERENCE OF 0.057 METER LONGER IN THE DISTANCE TO REFERENCE MARK 2 WAS NOTED AND VERIFIED AT THIS TIME. DUE TO LOCAL CHANGES, A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. THE STATION IS ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF RAVENNA, 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FREEDOM AND ON PROPERTY OWNED BY MR. DARELL CRANE, 8226 NICODEMUS ROAD, RAVENNA, OHIO 44266, AND LEASED BY MR. BARRY HOMBERSON, 8644 LIMERIDGE ROAD, RAVENNA, OHIO 44266. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAYS 14, 44 AND 88 IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF RAVENNA, GO NORTHEAST ON HIGHWAY 88 FOR 3.25 MILES TO THE JUNCTION WITH LIMERIDGE ROAD. TURN LEFT AND GO NORTH ON LIMERIDGE ROAD FOR 0.35 MILE TO A DRIVEWAY AND THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, CONTINUE NORTH ON LIMERIDGE ROAD FOR 1.05 MILES TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT. STATION MARK, STAMPED---FREEDOM 1950---, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT IS 10 INCHES BELOW THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 50 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF LIMERIDGE ROAD, 45 FEET WEST OF A 16-INCH APPLE TREE AND 24 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF A DRIVEWAY. THE UNDERGROUND MARK WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THIS TIME. REFERENCE MARK 1, STAMPED---FREEDOM NO 1 1950---, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 23 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF LIMERIDGE ROAD, 3 FEET EAST OF A POWER LINE POLE NUMBERED 33-10 AND ABOUT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. REFERENCE MARK 2, STAMPED---FREEDOM NO 2 1950---, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 12 INCHES BBOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 20 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF LIMERIDGE ROAD, 19 FEET SOUTH OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ABOUT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. AZIMUTH MARK, STAMPED---FREEDOM 1950---, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 21.5 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF LIMERIDGE ROAD, 3.7 FEET SOUTH OF A POWER LINE POLE AND 1.2 FEET WEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST.

Azimuth Condition: Good Your Directions: From the junction of State Highways 14, 44, and 88 in Ravenna, go northeast on Highway 88 for 3.25 miles to the junction with Limeridge Road. Turn left and go north on Limeridge Road for 1.4 miles to the mark on the left. Station Link: [Web Link] Parking Coords: Not Listed

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