ALTOONA (KX0242) - Altoona, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ted28285
N 40° 31.029 W 078° 24.140
17T E 720066 N 4488400
Disk ALTOONA is located on the North wall of City Hall to the left of the front door about 21" above ground level.
Waymark Code: WM13K5Y
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1966
AT ALTOONA.
AT ALTOONA, SET VERTICALLY IN THE NORTHEAST GRANITE WALL OF THE
CITY HALL BUILDING, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 12 TH STREET AND
13 TH AVENUE, 50 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST CURB OF THE
AVENUE, 25.5 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CURB OF THE STREET,
31.6 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE EAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, 22 FEET
SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST ENTRANCE TO BUILDING AND 1.8 FEET
ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SIDEWALK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: ALTOONA 1935

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: ALTOONA

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Altoona

Find type: Location information obtained from the USGS was used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: KX0242

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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