JG0718 Wilson Municipal Tank -- Wilson KS - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Not NEARLY the coolest water tower in Wilson, the Wilson Muncipal Tank is still fairly spiffy with its red hat. This tank is NGS benchmark JG0718.

From the NGS: (visit link)

JG0718 DESIGNATION - WILSON MUNICIPAL TANK
JG0718 PID - JG0718
JG0718 STATE/COUNTY- KS/ELLSWORTH
JG0718 COUNTRY - US
JG0718 USGS QUAD - WILSON (1979)
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JG0718 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
JG0718 ______________________________________________________________________
JG0718* NAD 83 POS- 38 49 34.02061(N) 098 28 31.99360(W) ADJUSTED
JG0718* NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - **(meters) **(feet)
JG0718 ______________________________________________________________________
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JG0718_MARKER: 53 = ELEVATED TANK
JG0718_SETTING: 0 = UNSPECIFIED SETTING
JG0718_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
JG0718+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - September 27, 2003
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JG0718 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
JG0718 HISTORY - 1952 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
JG0718 HISTORY - 1967 GOOD CGS
JG0718 HISTORY - 20030927 GOOD GEOCAC
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JG0718 STATION DESCRIPTION
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JG0718'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 (JCM)
JG0718'THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF WILSON, ABOUT 0.05
JG0718'MILE NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 40 AND 400 FEET SOUTH OF A RAILROAD
JG0718'TRACK. IT IS AN ELEVATED WATER TANK ABOUT 120 FEET HIGH
JG0718'SUPPORTED BY FOUR STRUCTURAL STEEL LEGS. THE TANK IS SILVER
JG0718'IN COLOR AND THE POINT OBSERVED ON WAS THE APEX OF THE ROOF.
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JG0718 STATION RECOVERY (1967)
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JG0718'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (LLC)
JG0718'STATION WAS RECOVERED AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION.
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JG0718 STATION RECOVERY (2003)
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JG0718'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2003 (TWS)
JG0718'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Elevated Tank County: Ellsworth USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Wilson 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: JG0718 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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