RANDOLPH AZ MK - Ohio - Azimuth Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

1/1/1977 by NGS (SEE DESCRIPTION)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 (JRS) THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARKS 1 AND 2, AND THE AZIMUTH MARK WERE RECOVERED AND FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION TO THE REFERENCE MARKS AND THE DIRECTION TO THE AZIMUTH MARK CHECKED THE 1950 DATA. THE STATION IS NOW ON PROPERTY OWNED BY MR. S.W. BOTZ, 2980 LULI ROAD, MOGADORE, OHIO 44260. DUE TO SOME CHANGES IN THE AREA, A COMPLETE NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 224 AND STATE HIGHWAY 44 IN RANDOLPH, GO WESTERLY ON HIGHWAY 224 FOR 1.15 MILES TO A PAVED CROSSROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHERLY ON HARTFIELD ROAD FOR 0.7 MILE TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO WESTERLY ON LULI ROAD FOR 0.85 MILE TO MR. BOTZ HOUSE ON THE LEFT. (TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THIS POINT, CONTINUE WESTERLY ON LULI ROAD FOR 0.4 MILE TO A T-ROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHERLY ON SCHROEDER ROAD FOR 0.3 MILE TO A T-ROAD. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHEASTERLY ON TRARES ROAD FOR 0.2 MILE TO A T-ROAD AND THE MARK AS DESCRIBED.) TURN LEFT ON A DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 50 FEET, THEN TURN SHARP RIGHT AND GO WESTERLY, BETWEEN TREE ROW AND SHED, ON A TRACK ROAD ALONG NORTH AND WEST EDGE OF LAWN TO ENTRANCE OF TRACK ROAD INTO WOODS, THENCE FOLLOW TRACK ROAD SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH WOODS TO TOP OF HILL AND THE STATION, A DISTANCE OF 0.25 MILE. STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED---RANDOLPH 1950---, SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 22 FEET NORTHEAST OF A 20-INCH POPLAR TREE AND 12.5 FEET SOUTH OF A 12-INCH WILD CHERRY TREE. THE UNDERGROUND MARK WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THIS TIME. REFERENCE MARK 1, STAMPED---RANDOLPH NO 1 1950---, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 6 FEET SOUTH OF AN 8-INCH SASSAFRAS TREE, 5.5 FEET NORTH OF A FENCE AND 3 FEET NORTHWEST OF A 6-INCH SASSAFRAS TREE. REFERENCE MARK 2, STAMPED---RANDOLPH NO 2 1950---, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE. IT IS 19 FEET SOUTH OF A TWIN TRUNKED POPLAR TREE, 11.5 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A 12-INCH POPLAR TREE AND 8 FEET NORTH OF A FENCELINE. AZIMUTH MARK, STAMPED---RANDOLPH 1950---, IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH CYLINDRIAL CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 55 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF THE DRIVEWAY AND 18 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER OF A PAVED ROAD. NO MEASUREMENT BETWEEN REFERENCE MARKS DUE TO TREE ON LINE. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS NOT VISIBLE, EXCEPT FROM A TOWER.

Azimuth Condition: Good Your Directions: From the junction of U.S. Highway 224 and State Highway 44 in Randolph, go west on U.S. 224 for 1.1 miles to a crossroad. Turn right and go north on Hartville Road for 1.2 miles to a T-road left. Turn left and go west on Randolph Road for 1.1 miles to a T-road left(Trares Road) and the mark on the right. The concrete post projects 1.0 foot on its south side. Station Link: [Web Link] Parking Coords: Not Listed

Visit Instructions:
There will be no specific requirements for posting a log other than you must have visited and viewed the azimuth mark. Photos will be optional but preferrable as evidence.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.