FC0140 (Cave AZ) USC&GS Azimuth Mark - Roane Co , TN
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N 35° 50.206 W 084° 21.916
16S E 737977 N 3969048
An easy to find USC&GS benchmark disk right off US-70 in Roane County TN
Waymark Code: WM14QTP
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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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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  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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