U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark DN1304 - Muenster, TX
N 33° 39.296 W 097° 22.557
14S E 650589 N 3725079
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark DN1304 is the spire atop Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 714 N Main St, Muenster, TX.
Waymark Code: WMPV3D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2015
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This is very easy to find, and there is plenty of parking along Main Street. Go to the church and look up. There it is.
Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1955 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (RLE) THE STATION IS LOCATED 120 FEET NORTH FROM THE CENTER OF SIXTH STREET AND 112 FEET EAST FROM THE CENTER OF MAIN STREET IN THE TOWN OF MUENSTER. IT IS JUST WEST OF THE CATHOLIC SACRED HEART SCHOOL. IT IS A CREAM COLORED BRICK BUILDING WITH A TALL SLENDER SPIRE PROJECTING FROM THE WEST END. IT ALSO HAS A CIRCLED CROSS FINIAL PROJECTING FROM THE SPIRE. THE SPIRE WAS OBSERVED AND HAS AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 90 FEET.
6/1/1995 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.