AW1337 - "CG 11" Horizontal Control Mark - Port Bolivar, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Raven
N 29° 21.798 W 094° 45.507
15R E 329315 N 3249521
This benchmark is located on the seawall of the old Fort Travis military installation located near Port Bolivar, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM12PX5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 3

As described by the NGS in 1974:

"[...] THE STATION MARK, STAMPED CG 11 1974, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE CONCRETE SEAWALL. IT IS 100 FEET WEST OF THE EAST END OF THE SEAWALL, 3 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF THE SEAWALL AND 1.8 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE SEAWALL. NOTE--THERE WERE NO REFERENCE MARKS SET FOR THIS STATION. NEAREST TOWN--PORT BOLIVAR."

The NGS description is still very accurate -- and so are the distance estimates. Likewise, the NGS' currently posted coordinates ("N 29 21 47.90213 W 094 45 30.41154") seemed quite accurate as well: my original measurements were "N 29 21.800 W 94 45.507", but another visit confirmed it was indeed "N 29 21.798 W 94 45.507".

The station was recovered in good condition.

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Below are some basic additional facts, per the NGS database (with some editing for length): (visit link)

AW1337 ***********************************************************************
AW1337 DESIGNATION - CG 11
AW1337 PID - AW1337
AW1337 STATE/COUNTY- TX/GALVESTON
AW1337 COUNTRY - US
AW1337 USGS QUAD - GALVESTON (2019)
AW1337
AW1337 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
AW1337 ______________________________________________________________________
AW1337* NAD 83(1993) POSITION- 29 21 47.90213(N) 094 45 30.41154(W) ADJUSTED
AW1337* NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - 4.39 (+/-2cm) 14.4 (feet) VERTCON
AW1337 **This station is in an area of suspected vertical motion (see below).
AW1337 ______________________________________________________________________
AW1337 GEOID HEIGHT - -26.685 (meters) GEOID18
AW1337 LAPLACE CORR - 0.95 (seconds) DEFLEC18
AW1337 HORZ ORDER - THIRD
AW1337 VERT ORDER - FIRST CLASS II (See Below)
AW1337
AW1337|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
AW1337| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az |
AW1337| dddmmss.s |
AW1337| AW1339 TRAVIS RESET 408.292 METERS 0293801.8 |
AW1337| AW5952 CG 16 1974 APPROX. 3.6 KM 2024816.6 |
AW1337| AW5901 BOLIVAR POINT LIGHTHOUSE USE APPROX. 0.9 KM 2950332.6 |
AW1337|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
AW1337
AW1337_MARKER: DH = HORIZONTAL CONTROL DISK
AW1337_SETTING: 37 = SET IN A MASSIVE RETAINING WALL
AW1337_SP_SET: SEAWALL
AW1337_STAMPING: C G 11 1974
AW1337_MARK LOGO: NGS
AW1337_STABILITY: B = PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
AW1337_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
AW1337+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - May 15, 2015
AW1337
AW1337 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
AW1337 HISTORY - 1974 MONUMENTED NGS
AW1337 HISTORY - 1978 GOOD NGS
AW1337 HISTORY - 1990 GOOD USPSQD
AW1337 HISTORY - 19990828 GOOD USPSQD
AW1337 HISTORY - 20000510 GOOD USPSQD
AW1337 HISTORY - 20010509 GOOD USPSQD
AW1337 HISTORY - 20041023 GOOD USPSQD
AW1337 HISTORY - 20101029 GOOD GEOCAC
AW1337 HISTORY - 20150515 GOOD GEOCAC
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: CG 11 (or "CG 11 1959", if one goes by the actual stamping)

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk

County: Galveston County, TX

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Galveston

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: AW1337

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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