AG1247 - VALRICO FIRE LOOKOUT TOWER
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N 27° 56.296 W 082° 13.203
17R E 379968 N 3090962
A lookout tower sits near the highway in Valrico.
Waymark Code: WMD4WX
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 9

01/01/1983 by FL-057 (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA 1983 (RSW) THE STATION IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 6.7 MILES EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 60 AND INTERSTATE 75, AND 2.7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VALRICO. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 75 AND HWY 60 PROCEED EAST ON HWY 60 6 MILES TO THE INTERSECTION WITH DOVER ROAD. STATION IS IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF INTERSECTION.
01/01/1985 by FL-057 (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA 1985 (RSW) STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATES 4 AND 275, AND ABOUT 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF DOVER, AND ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMINGDALE. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF TURKEY CREEK ROAD AND STATE ROAD 60, GO WEST ON STATE ROAD 60 FOR ABOUT 3.1 MILES TO THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROAD 60 AND DOVER ROAD, STATION IS IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION. THE STATION IS THE TOP OF THE PEAKED ROOF OF OBSERVER CABIN ATOP THE FOUR LEGGED STEEL TOWER, UNPAINTED, 90 FEET IN HEIGHT, OWNED BY THE STATE DIVISION OF FORESTRY.

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Condition: Mark found in good condition

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Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Lookout Tower

County: Hillsborough

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: AG1247

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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