NGS Benchmark AA5896 - Olathe, Kansas
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N 38° 53.017 W 094° 50.067
15S E 340886 N 4305460
Another recovered disk in Olathe, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM33DG
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1995 (RPB) THE STATION IS LOCATED NEAR THE NW CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SANTA FE/PRAIRIE CENTER AND HWY K-7 IN OLATHE IN THE HEADWALL OF A MASSIVE DRAINAGE CULVERT. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JOHNSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE ON OLATHE, PROCEED WEST ON SANTA FE FOR 0.85 MI (1.37 KM) TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION. THE STATION IS DOWN THE HILL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE STATION IS A STANDARD BRASS NOS SURVEY DISK SET NTO A DRILL HOLE AT THE CENTER OF A MASSIVE CULVERT HEADWALL. IT IS 26.99 M (88.55 FT) NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PRAIRIE CENTER, 25.05 M (82.18 FT) WEST OF THE EAST EDGE OF THE CURB ON THE WEST SIDE OF K-7, AND 3.34 M (10.96 FT) SOUTH OF THE NORTH END OF THE HEADWALL.

Be careful as the drop to the water below is about 20 feet.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: D 374

Benchmark Agency: National Ocean Service

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: City of Olathe County of Johnson

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): USGS Olathe (KS)

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: PID=AA5896

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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