FC0140 (Cave AZ) USC&GS Azimuth Mark - Roane Co , TN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

An easy to find USGS benchmark disk in Roane County, TN. This mark is about 10-12ft off US-70.

I parked across the street at N 35° 50.217 W 84° 21.927

USGS description below:

01/01/1936 by TVA (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 1936 4 MI NW FROM LENOIR CITY. IN ROANE COUNTY, 4.0 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 95 FROM THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY STATION AT LENOIR CITY, LOUDON COUNTY, 4.4 MILES WEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 70, 1.3 MILES WEST OF THE ROANE-LOUDON COUNTY LINE, 0.7 MILE WEST OF THE CARDWELL CHAPEL METHODIST CHURCH, 1.1 MILES EAST OF THE CROSSING OF A POWER-TRANSMISSION LINE, 150 YARDS SOUTHEAST OF A SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION, 70 YARDS NORTH OF A GREEN BUNGALOW AT THE TOP OF A HILL, 45 YARDS NORTHWEST OF THE PAVEMENT OPPOSITE THE CENTER OF A WHITE BUNGALOW, IN LINE WITH THE END OF A FENCE, NEAR THE EDGE OF A BANK, 9 YARDS SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND ABOUT 4 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ROADWAY. A STANDARD AZIMUTH-MARK DISK, STAMPED CAVE AZI. 1934 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.

Designation: CAVE AZ

Marker Type: azimuth mark disk

Setting: set into the top of a round concrete monument

Stability: May hold, but of type commonly subject to surface motion.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: CAVE AZ Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk County: Roane 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: FC0140 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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