FC0062 (Q 259) USC&GS Benchmark - Lenoir City, TN
N 35° 46.428 W 084° 17.255
16S E 745189 N 3962254
A USC&GS benchmark along the RR tracks near Lenoir City.
Waymark Code: WM13GPY
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2020
Views: 1
A USGS benchmark along the RR tracks near Lenoir City. This is on RR right-of-way but surrounded by private property so unless you have permission you need to access this from the RR tracks.
Prepare for a 3 to 4 mile hike down RR tracks to find this USGS benchmark. We parked a car at each end of our little hike. I'll provide those paring coordinates later in the description. We found a total of 4 benchmarks on this hike; FC0054, FC0057, FC0062, & FC0063. We DNF'd 2 and found 1 other destroyed.
Parking #1 coords: N35° 45.439 W84° 19.186
Parking #2 coords: N35° 47.258 W84° 16.233
USGS description below:
Documented History (by the NGS)
01/01/1968 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 1.6 MI SW FROM LENOIR CITY. ABOUT 1.6 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY FROM THE STATION AT LENOIR CITY, ABOUT 0.3 MILE NORTHEAST OF MILEPOST 156, ON THE OUTSIDE OF A LONG CURVE WITH TANGENTS EXTENDING NORTH AND WEST, 25-1/2 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF A PRIVATE ROAD CROSSING SET IN THE TOP OF A ROCK LEDGE THAT IS ABOUT 5 FEET LONG BY 2 FEET HIGH AND AT THE SOUTHWEST END OF A LONG LOW CUT, 14 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEAST RAIL AND ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE TRACK.
Designation:
Q 259
Marker Type:
bench mark disk
Setting:
in rock outcrop
Stability:
Most reliable and expected to hold position/elevation well.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Q 259
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Lenoir City, Loudon County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Lenoir City
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: FC0062
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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