HB0389 - L130
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member trailhound1
N 37° 04.312 W 088° 51.145
16S E 335326 N 4104450
HB0389 - L130 set in top of concrete headwall next to US60.
Waymark Code: WMENGD
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 2.2 MI E FROM KEVIL. ABOUT 0.1 MILE SOUTH ALONG WALLACE AVENUE FROM THE POST OFFICE AT KEVIL, THENCE 2.05 MILES EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 60, 138 YARDS EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF RICE SPRINGS ROAD WHICH IS COUNTY ROAD 995, SET IN THE TOP OF THE WEST END OF THE NORTH CONCRETE HEADWALL OF A CULVERT UNDER THE HIGHWAY 13 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 37 FEET SOUTH OF POWER POLE NUMBER 27-88-34, AND ABOUT 1/2 FOOT BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY.

RECOVERY NOTE BY KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1993 (RH) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. NOTE--MARK IS ALSO 28 FEET (8.5 M) SOUTH OF FIRE HYDRANT.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: L130 1947

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: McCracken County, KY

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Heath

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: HB0389

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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