853 2591 TIDAL 4 (KV0832) - Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 40° 06.115 W 074° 02.155
18T E 582172 N 4439514
Tidal benchmark located in front of the Gates Bait & Tackle Shop in Point Pleasant Beach.
Waymark Code: WM79XB
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 3

This benchmark is located in the center of the sidewalk on thw W side of Ocean Avenue - near the entrance to the bait shop.

Information from the NGS datasheet is listed below:

1/1/1936 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

1/1/1964 by CGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 1.3 MI NE FROM PT PLEASANT BEACH. 0.55 MILE NORTH ALONG THE NEW YORK AND LONG BRANCH RAILROAD FROM THE STATION AT POINT PLESANT BEACH, THENCE 0.65 MILE EAST ALONG BROADWAY, THENCE 0.1 MILE NORTH ALONG OCEAN AVENUE, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE GATES INLET BAIT AND TACKLE STORE, 50 FEET SOUTH OF A FIRE HYDRANT, ABOUT 231 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH END OF OCEAN AVENUE, 8 FEET EAST OF FRONT DOOR OF STORE, 51 FEET NORTH OF POWER LINE POLE NO. 106, 7.4 FEET WEST OF THE WEST CURB OF OCEAN AVENUE, ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE SIDEWALK AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST SURROUNDED BY SIDEWALK.

1/1/1968 by LOCSUR (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY LOCAL SURVEYOR (INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM) 1968 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

1/20/1987 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1987 (CWK) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

1/1/1990 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1990 (CWK) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

6/22/1998 by NJGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NEW JERSEY GEODETIC SURVEY 1998 (RJK) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: NO 4 - 1936

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: TIDAL STATION Disk

County: Ocean County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Point Pleasant - NJ

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: KV0832

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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