Montgomery County AA4706 - Montgomery, AL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo
N 32° 23.367 W 086° 15.968
16S E 569023 N 3583841
This survey disk is located on Banbury Avenue, near Pelzer Avenue. It can easily be spotted in grass between the curb and a chain link fence.
Waymark Code: WMFHBQ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 4

This disk is easy to find as the site is kept trimmed and clear. It is near the grounds of an elementary school. The photos of the area should help one find this quickly.

The original 1994 description from the datasheet is:

01/01/1994 by CH2M (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY CH2M HILL INCORPORATED 1994 (JC) THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, MONTGOMERY NORTH QUADRANGLE, SECTION 4, T16N, R18E. THE STATION IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 0.4 MI (0.6 KM) NORTH OF ATLANTA HIGHWAY, ON THE WEST SIDE OF BANBURY AVENUE, 230 FT (70.1 M) NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH PELZER AVENUE. THE STATION IS A MONTGOMERY COUNTY SURVEY DISK STAMPED STA. 5130 1994, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A 10 INCH DIAMETER CONCRETE MONUMENT MOUNTED FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. THE DISK IS LOCATED 6.75 FT (2.06 M) 37 DEGREES FROM A FENCE CORNER, 9.9 FT (3.0 M) 226 DEGREES FROM A STORM COVER, 7.2 FT (2.2 M) 276 DEGREES FROM THE BACK OF A CURB.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 5130

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Montgomery AL County

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

County: Montgomery

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Montgomery North

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: AA4706

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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