Benchmark "Z 491-A" - Huntsville, AL - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESCRIBED BY MAPTECH INCORPORATED 2006
THE MARK IS LOCATED ABOUT 6.9 MI (11.0 KM) SOUTHWEST OF NORMAL, 5.8 MI (9.3 KM) EAST OF MADISON AND 3.7 MI (6.0 KM) WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HUNTSVILLE.

TO REACH THE MARK FROM THE CENTER OF I-565 AT EXIT 15, DRIVE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ALONG TRANQUILITY BASE 0.15 MI (0.24 KM) TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT IN THE WEST END OF A CONCRETE DROP INLET.

THE MARK IS APPROXIMATELY. 300 FT (91.4 M) NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A MARRIOT HOTEL, IN HUNTSVILLE, 66.7 FT (20.3 M) NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A CONCRETE SIDEWALK AT A HANDICAP RAMP, 65.7 FT (20.0 M) WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST POST OF AN RV PARK AND AVIATION CHALLENGE DIRECTION SIGN, 42.7 FT (13.0 M) EAST-NORTHEAST OF A JUNCTION I-565 SIGN, 8.3 FT (2.5 M) WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF A CLEAN OUT HOLE IN THE DROP INLET, 3.8 FT (1.2 M) NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF A CONCRETE SIDEWALK, 0.7 FT (0.2 M) SOUTH OF THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF TRANQUILITY BASE.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Z 491 A Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Control Monument, Survey Control, Control Survey County: Huntsville, AL USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Madison (1991) Special category (optional): Not listed 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: DJ5166 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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