RD1074 - USCGS Y465 1941 - Oregon
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N 45° 04.809 W 123° 56.628
10T E 425717 N 4992287
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey benchmark Y465.
Waymark Code: WMHD0B
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This benchmark is located 1.6 miles southeast of U.S. Hwy. 101 along Slab Creek Road (old Hwy. 101). The cap is located about 25 feet south of road centerline and is set in an eight inch concrete monument. The location is marked by a metal witness post with sign and an orange Carsonite post. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey set this cap in 1941 and marked it Y465.
NGS PID RD1074 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1965 2.7 MI SE FROM NESKOWIN. 1.1 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 101 FROM THE NESKOWIN POST OFFICE TO A MACADAM ROAD LEFT, JUST BEFORE CROSSING THE CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER NESKOWIN CREEK, THENCE LEFT AND GO SOUTHEAST ON THE MACADAM ROAD FOR 1.6 MILES TO THE MARK ON THE RIGHT, 0.45 MILE NORTHWEST OF MILE POST NO. 101, 150 FEET SOUTH AND ACROSS THE ROAD FROM AN ABANDONED TWO-STORY HOUSE, 150 FEET EAST OF A BIG BARN, 43 FEET EAST OF THE EAST END OF A GATE, 42 FEET WEST OF THE WEST END OF A GATE, 26 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 4 FEET EAST OF A POWER POLE, 1 FOOT NORTH OF A FENCE AND 0.5 FOOT WEST OF A METAL WITNESS SET IN AN 8-INCH SQUARE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 2 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Y465

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Tillamook

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Neskowin

Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: RD1074

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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