OY0459 - NGS RENO 2 - 1972 - Idaho
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N 43° 59.299 W 112° 43.904
12T E 361131 N 4872032
National Geodetic Survey horizontal control mark RENO 2.
Waymark Code: WMEQ97
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This horizontal control mark is located along Idaho Hwy. 28 at junction with Idaho Hwy 22, about 18 miles west of Terreton, Idaho. The cap is about 60 feet northeast of Hwy. 28 centerline and about 120 feet northwest of Hwy. 22 centerline in ten inch cylindrical concrete monument. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1972 and was marked RENO 2.
NGS PID OY0459 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1992 4.9 KM (3.05 MI) WESTERLY ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 33 FROM THE POST OFFICE IN TERRETON, THENCE 24.9 KM (15.45 MI) NORTHWESTERLY ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 28 (SALMON HIGHWAY), 36.5 M (119.8 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 22, 24.9 M (81.7 FT) NORTHWEST OF BENCH MARK C 57, 18.7 M (61.4 FT) NORTHEAST OF AND LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY CENTERLINE, 0.3 M (1.0 FT) SOUTH OF A WITNESS POST, AND THE MONUMENT PROJECTS 0.15 M (0.49 FT) ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: RENO 2

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk

County: Clark

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Circular Butte NW

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: OY0459

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  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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