NCGS - Thomas (DM5417) - Cary, NC
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N 35° 47.747 W 078° 53.924
17S E 689882 N 3963335
2009 Horizontal Control located in Thomas Brooks Park in Cary, NC
Waymark Code: WM12QHY
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Thomas Brooks Park (9008 Green Level Church Rd, Cary, NC 27519) has several geocaches and now 2 Waymarks to find. A great place to spend an hour or two.

Parking coordinates: N35 47.708 W078 53.939

DESCRIBED BY NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY 2009 (WMK)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 4.6 MI (7.4 KM) WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
MORRISVILLE, 2.4 MI (3.9 KM) WEST-NORTHWEST OF UPCHURCH AND 1.2 MI
(1.9 KM) NORTH OF GREEN LEVEL.

PROCEED ALONG NC 55 FOR 3.80 MI (6.1 KM) NORTH FROM US 64, THENCE WEST
ALONG SR 1621 (GREEN HOPE SCHOOL ROAD) FOR 1.5 MI (2.4 KM) TO BROOKS
PARK LANE, THENCE SOUTHWEST ALONG BROOKS PARK LANE FOR 0.5 MI (0.8 KM)
TO STATION.

MARK IS LEVEL WITH BROOK PARKS LANE AND IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND.
MARK IS LOCATED 34.6 FT (10.5 M) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF
BROOK PARKS LANE, 69.0 FT (21.0 M) SOUTHEAST OF CENTER OF MANHOLE
COVER IN BROOK PARKS LANE, 21.3 FT (6.5 M) SOUTHWEST OF NORTHWEST
CHAIN LINK FENCE CORNER AROUND SOCCER FIELD, 64.4 FT (19.6 M) EAST OF
A METAL LAMP POST, AND 56.5 FT (17.2 M) NORTHEAST OF A METAL LAMP
POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Thomas

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk

County: Cary

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): GREEN LEVEL (2019)

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: DM5417

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. 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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