NCRR DU H053 2 (DR2795) - Durham, NC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member outdoorsoccer
N 36° 00.530 W 078° 55.865
17S E 686458 N 3986907
A North Carolina Railroad Corridor Boundary Survey Marker. This is marker #2 of a group of 4 survey markers with the stamping DU H053.
Waymark Code: WM14DRY
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

From NGS Datasheet:

THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 10.5 MI (16.9 KM) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
HILLSBOROUGH, 9.6 MI (15.5 KM) NORTHEAST OF CHAPEL HILL AND 2.1 MI
(3.3 KM) WEST-NORTHWEST OF DURHAM. OWNERSHIP--NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.

TO REACH FROM THE INTERSECTION OF NC-147 NORTH EXIT RAMP AND BROAD
MERGE ONTO NC-147 NORTH AND GO 0.3 MI (0.5 KM) TOWARDS EXIT 15A, TAKE EXIT RAMP 0.2 MI (0.3 KM) TO STATION ON RIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 100 FT (30.5 M) SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHEAST END OF GUARD RAIL. STATION IS 33.5 FT (10.2 M) NORTHEAST OF CENTERLINE OF EXIT RAMP 15A, 44.2 FT (13.5 M) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TREE, AND 95.2 FT (29.0 M) NORTH-NORTHWEST OF METAL SIGN.

Parking is along a wide shoulder near the station as you exit off NC-147.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: DU H053-2 2014

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): North Carolina Railroad Company

Monumentation type: Boundary Marker

County: Durham

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Northwest Durham

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: DR2795

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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  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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