MZ1534 STATION LEADMINE
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Ganuman
N 42° 03.551 W 072° 07.991
18T E 737212 N 4660324
TRIANGULATION STATION AT AN OLD GRAPHITE MINE.
Waymark Code: WMC390
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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The NGS Data Sheet

See file dsdata.txt for more information about the datasheet.
DATABASE = ,PROGRAM = datasheet, VERSION = 7.87.3
1 National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = JULY 19, 2011
MZ1534 ***********************************************************************
MZ1534 DESIGNATION - LEADMINE
MZ1534 PID - MZ1534
MZ1534 STATE/COUNTY- MA/WORCESTER
MZ1534 USGS QUAD - WALES (1979)
MZ1534
MZ1534 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
MZ1534 ___________________________________________________________________
MZ1534* NAD 83(1996)- 42 03 33.03552(N) 072 07 59.47024(W) ADJUSTED
MZ1534* NAVD 88 - 313. (meters) 1027. (feet) SCALED
MZ1534 ___________________________________________________________________
MZ1534 LAPLACE CORR- -4.47 (seconds) DEFLEC09
MZ1534 GEOID HEIGHT- -28.71 (meters) GEOID09
MZ1534 HORZ ORDER - SECOND
MZ1534
MZ1534.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
MZ1534.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in June 1998.
MZ1534
MZ1534.The orthometric height was scaled from a topographic map.
MZ1534
MZ1534.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC09 derived deflections.
MZ1534
MZ1534.The geoid height was determined by GEOID09.
MZ1534
MZ1534; North East Units Scale Factor Converg.
MZ1534;SPC MA M - 867,836.573 147,590.856 MT 0.99996758 -0 25 31.2
MZ1534;SPC MA M - 2,847,227.16 484,221.00 sFT 0.99996758 -0 25 31.2
MZ1534;SPC CT - 288,728.247 355,857.581 MT 1.00002517 +0 24 32.3
MZ1534;SPC CT - 947,269.26 1,167,509.41 sFT 1.00002517 +0 24 32.3
MZ1534;UTM 18 - 4,660,323.836 737,212.910 MT 1.00029244 +1 55 16.9
MZ1534
MZ1534! - Elev Factor x Scale Factor = Combined Factor
MZ1534!SPC MA M - 0.99995545 x 0.99996758 = 0.99992303
MZ1534!SPC CT - 0.99995545 x 1.00002517 = 0.99998061
MZ1534!UTM 18 - 0.99995545 x 1.00029244 = 1.00024787
MZ1534
MZ1534: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az
MZ1534:SPC MA M - PROSPECT STURBRIDGE 019 00 32.2
MZ1534:SPC CT - PROSPECT STURBRIDGE 018 10 28.7
MZ1534:UTM 18 - PROSPECT STURBRIDGE 016 39 44.1
MZ1534
MZ1534|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
MZ1534| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az |
MZ1534| dddmmss.s |
MZ1534| MZ1528 PROSPECT STURBRIDGE APPROX. 2.6 KM 0183501.0 |
MZ1534|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
MZ1534
MZ1534 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
MZ1534
MZ1534 NAD 83(1992)- 42 03 33.03451(N) 072 07 59.47031(W) AD( ) 2
MZ1534 NAD 83(1986)- 42 03 33.03549(N) 072 07 59.46946(W) AD( ) 2
MZ1534 NAD 27 - 42 03 32.68800(N) 072 08 01.19600(W) AD( ) 2
MZ1534
MZ1534.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
MZ1534.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
MZ1534.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
MZ1534
MZ1534_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 18TYM3721260323(NAD 83)
MZ1534_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS NOT SUITABLE FOR
MZ1534+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - July 07, 2005
MZ1534
MZ1534 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
MZ1534 HISTORY - 1938 MONUMENTED MAGS
MZ1534 HISTORY - 20030101 GOOD INDIV
MZ1534 HISTORY - 20050707 GOOD GEOCAC
MZ1534
MZ1534 STATION DESCRIPTION
MZ1534
MZ1534'DESCRIBED BY MASSACHUSETTS GEODETIC SURVEY 1938
MZ1534'STATION IS LOCATED IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE TOWN
MZ1534'OF STURBRIDGE ON THE W SIDE OF LEADMINE ROAD OPPOSITE LEADMINE POND,
MZ1534'30 FEET NW OF A 4-INCH TWIN OAK TREE, 43 FEET SW OF A 4-INCH OAK
MZ1534'TREE AND 30 FEET NW OF AN 8-INCH TWIN SPRUCE TREE.
MZ1534'
MZ1534'IT IS AN OCCUPIED SECOND-ORDER STATION MARKED BY A STATE SURVEY
MZ1534'STANDARD TRIANGULATION DISK STAMPED LEADMINE, 1938 SET IN A LEDGE
MZ1534'OUTCROP.
MZ1534'
MZ1534'REFERENCE MARKS, TWO STANDARD STATE SURVEY REFERENCE MARK DISKS
MZ1534'STAMPED LEADMINE, 1938 NO.1 AND NO.2 MGS WERE SET IN LEDGE OUTCROP
MZ1534'LOCATED FROM STATION AS FOLLOWS--
MZ1534'
MZ1534'REFERENCE MARK NO.1, 31.46 FEET NE.
MZ1534'
MZ1534'REFERENCE MARK NO.2, 52.52 FEET SE.
MZ1534'
MZ1534'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS-CONNECTICUT STATE
MZ1534'LINE ON HIGHWAY 15, GO N ON HIGHWAY 15, 7625 FEET, THEN TURN LEFT ON
MZ1534'NORTH FENTON ROAD AND GO 0.25 MILE, TURN RIGHT ON LEADMINE ROAD AND
MZ1534'GO 1.0 MILE TO DIM PATH ON LEFT, THEN WALK WESTERLY ALONG PATH
MZ1534'705 PACES TO SUMMIT AND STATION.
MZ1534'
MZ1534'VIEW IS OBSTRUCTED IN ALL DIRECTIONS DUE TO TREES.
MZ1534'
MZ1534'A 20-FOOT TOWER WAS USED IN 1938.
MZ1534
MZ1534 STATION RECOVERY (2003)
MZ1534
MZ1534'RECOVERY NOTE BY INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS 2003 (DKA)
MZ1534'FOUND STATION AND RM'S 1 AND 2
MZ1534
MZ1534 STATION RECOVERY (2005)
MZ1534
MZ1534'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2005 (JLH)
MZ1534'STATION, RM 1, AND RM 2 RECOVERD IN GOOD CONDITION.

*** retrieval complete.
Elapsed Time = 00:00:00
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: LEADMINE 1938

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk

County: WORCESTER

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): WALES

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

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NGS PID: MZ1534

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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