USCGS KO0279 ~ J 179 Delta, Utah
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 39° 23.719 W 112° 30.294
12S E 370413 N 4361727
This USCGS Benchmark is located alongside US Highway 6, just west of the junction with Utah Highway 136, on the north side of the Delta Municipal Airport.
Waymark Code: WMDXNV
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 6

4.55 miles northeast from Delta. 4.55 miles northeast along U.S. Highway 50 and 6 from the junction of 3rd East Street at Delta, 0.5 mile southwest of a bridge over Sevier River, 29.0 feet southeast of milepost 94, 68 feet southeast of the center line of the highway, 24.3 feet east of a right-of-way marker, 1.9 feet northeast of a witness post, about 3 feet lower than the highway, and set in the top of a concrete post projecting 0.3 foot above the ground. Section 27, T 16S, R 6W.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: J 179

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): None

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

Monumentation type (if other): None

County: Millard

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Delta Northeast (1986)

Special Category (if other): None

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: KO0279

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Special category (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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