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M 203 (GB1085) - Fentress County, TN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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M 203 (GB1085) - Fentress County, TN
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Team Geologynut
N 36° 32.730 W 084° 50.311
16S E 693472 N 4046628
A vertically mounted benchmark in a sandstone rock outcrop easy to spot from the road. This is on a forest road between Pickett State Park & Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area.
Waymark Code:
WM17HBY
Location:
Tennessee, United States
Date Posted:
02/22/2023
Published By:
Ernmark
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A vertically mounted benchmark in a sandstone rock outcrop easy to spot from the road. This is on a forest road between Pickett State Park & Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area.
USGS description below:
Documented History (by the NGS)
1951 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1951 8.6 MI N FROM EAST JAMESTOWN. ABOUT 6.15 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG A GRAVEL ROAD FROM THE SCHOOL AT EAST JAMESTOWN, THENCE ABOUT 2.4 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG A GRAVEL ROAD, SET VETICALLY IN FACE OF AN OUTCROPPING SANDSTONE LEDGE, 13 FEET WEST OF CENTER LINE OF ROAD, 98 FEET SOUTH OF CENTER OF A DIM CROSSROAD, 28 FEET NORTHWEST AND ACROSS ROAD FROM A TRIANGULAR BLAZED 9-INCH OAK TREE, AND ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE ROAD.
Designation:
M 203
Marker Type:
BENCH MARK DISK
Setting:
SET IN ROCK OUTCROP
Stability:
MOST RELIABLE AND EXPECTED TO HOLD STABILITY: POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
M 203
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type:
BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County:
Fentress County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Sharp Place
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):
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NGS PID:
GB1085
Benchmark Agency (if other):
Not listed
Monumentation type (if other):
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Special category (optional):
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Special Category (if other):
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Local database's URL (optional):
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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.
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