FC0045 (L 259) USC&GS Benchmark Disk - Loudon Co , TN
N 35° 44.168 W 084° 20.751
16S E 740034 N 3957930
An easy to find USC&GS benchmark disk in the city of Loudon in Loudon County TN.
Waymark Code: WM13MF0
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2021
Views: 0
An easy to find USGS benchmark disk in the city of Loudon in Loudon County, TN. This disk is right off the sidewalk but there are houses & private property all around so please play nice and stay on the sidewalk.
Parking is very close at N 35° 44.150 W 084° 20.770
USGS description below:
01/01/1968 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 AT LOUDON. AT LOUDON, ABOUT 0.75 MILE SOUTHWEST ALONG THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY FROM THE STATION, ABOUT 0.2 MILE SOUTHWEST OF MILEPOST 160, ABOUT 0.1 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE CROSSING OF HIGHLAND AVENUE, SET IN THE TOP OF THE NORTHEAST END OF THE NORTHWEST HEAD WALL OF A 5-FOOT CONCRETE BOX CULVERT UNDER A BLACKTOP STREET THAT PARALLELS THE TRACK, 60 FEET NORTHWEST OF AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE NORTHWEST RAIL, 15 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE STREET, ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE TRACK AND ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE STREET.
Designation:
L 259
Marker Type:
bench mark disk
Setting:
light structures
Stability:
Mark of questionable or unknown stability.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: L 259
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Loudon
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Loudon
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: FC0045
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
|
Visit Instructions:
- A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
- A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
Recent Visits/Logs:
There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|