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FC GPS 05 - Falls Church, VA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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FC GPS 05 - Falls Church, VA
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ari54321
N 38° 53.176 W 077° 09.810
18S E 312349 N 4306380
FC GPS 05 is a benchmark disk located in Falls Church, VA.
Waymark Code:
WM12MPX
Location:
Virginia, United States
Date Posted:
06/16/2020
Published By:
Ernmark
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Last recovery note: 1994-03-10 by GEOMET (GOOD):
RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOMETRICS GPS INCORPORATED 1994 THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 29 (WASHINGTON STREET) AND ROUTE 7 (BROAD STREET) PROCEED NORTHEAST ALONG ROUTE 29 (NORTH WASHINGTON STREET) 0.5 MILES (0.8 KM) TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH GRESHAM PLACE. THE STATION IS LOCATED ALONG A BRICK WALL IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION. THE STATION IS A 3.5 INCH BRASS FAIRFAX COUNTY DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH DIAMETER CONCRETE MONUMENT FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AND IS STAMPED FC GPS NO. 05 1994. THE STATION IS 25.2 FEET (7.7 M) SOUTHEAST FROM THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT OF NORTH WASHINGTON STREET, 11.1 FEET (3.4 M) NORTHEAST FROM THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT OF GRESHAM PLACE, AND 15.3 FEET (4.7 M) NORTHEAST FROM A FIRE HYDRANT.
The disk is approximately 9 inches south of the manhole cover near the brick wall.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
FC GPS 05
Benchmark Agency:
other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other):
Fairfax County Department of Public Works
Monumentation type:
GPS STATION Disk
County:
Falls Church, VA
Find type:
Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
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NGS PID:
AA2668
Monumentation type (if other):
Not listed
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A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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