PZ0772 - USCGS SAW NO 2, Idaho
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N 44° 01.152 W 113° 46.795
12T E 277191 N 4877762
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey reference mark SAW NO 2.
Waymark Code: WMC557
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This reference mark is located about 11 miles northwest of Mackay on U.S. Hwy. 93. The cap is located about 70 feet northeast of highway centerline, about 27 feet east southeast of SAW and about 3 feet northeast of fenceline. The cap was set in 12-inch concrete post by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1965 and was marked SAW NO 2.
NGS PID PZ0772 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1965 (JJL) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF MACKAY, 0.45 MILE NORTHWEST OF MILE POST 39 AND ON THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 93 RIGHT-OF-WAY. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN MACKAY, GO SOUTHWEST ON THE MAIN STREET FOR 0.05 MILE TO THE JUNCTION WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 93. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHWEST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93 FOR 10.8 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT AND A SIGN LONE CEDAR RD. CONTINUE NORTHWEST ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 0.55 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT, NORTHEAST, SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, GO NORTHWEST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93 FOR 0.5 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT, SOUTHWEST, SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED SAW 1965, SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES. IT IS 60 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 93 AND 4.1 FEET NORTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK 1 IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED SAW NO 1 1965, SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 1 INCH. IT IS 78.8 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 93 AND 23.4 FEET NORTH-NORTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED SAW NO 2 1965, SET IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 3 INCHES. IT IS 73.4 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 93 AND 22.8 FEET EAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DISK, WITH NO STAMPING AND IT IS SET IN THE TOP OF A 6-INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 6 INCHES. IT IS 200 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 93 AND 2.9 FEET SOUTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN REFERENCE MARK 1 AND REFERENCE MARK 2 IS 32.41 FEET OR 9.879 METERS.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: SAW NO 2

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

County: Custer

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Elkhorn Creek

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: PZ0772

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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