KF0769 D 18 10 8 E -- Manhattan KS
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 39° 10.778 W 096° 33.781
14S E 710500 N 4339540
One of THREE benchmark disks (one recently destroyed) at the beautiful landmark Riley County Courthouse in downtown Manhattan KS.
Waymark Code: WMGWJD
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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KF0769 DESIGNATION - D 18 10 8 E
KF0769 PID - KF0769
KF0769 STATE/COUNTY- KS/RILEY
KF0769 COUNTRY - US
KF0769 USGS QUAD - MANHATTAN (1991)
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KF0769* NAD 83(1986) POSITION- 39 10 46(N) 096 33 48(W) SCALED
KF0769 ______________________________________________________________________

KF0769_MARKER: DD = SURVEY DISK
KF0769_SETTING: 40 = SET IN A LARGE STRUCTURE WITH DEEP FOUNDATIONS
KF0769_SP_SET: FOUNDATION WALL
KF0769_STAMPING: D 18.10.8E KGS 1934
KF0769_MARK LOGO: KSGS
KF0769_STABILITY: A = MOST RELIABLE AND EXPECTED TO HOLD
KF0769+STABILITY: POSITION/ELEVATION WELL
KF0769_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS NOT SUITABLE FOR
KF0769+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - February 04, 2005
KF0769
KF0769 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
KF0769 HISTORY - 1934 MONUMENTED KSGS
KF0769 HISTORY - 1986 GOOD NGS
KF0769 HISTORY - 20050204 GOOD GEOCAC
KF0769
KF0769 STATION DESCRIPTION
KF0769
KF0769'DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1986
KF0769'IN MANHATTAN.
KF0769'AT THE JUNCTION OF POYNTZ AVE AND NORTH 5TH STREET,
KF0769'SET VERTICALLY IN THE SOUTH FACE OF THE FOUNDATION WALL OF THE
KF0769'COURTHOUSE, 33.1 M NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE AVENUE,
KF0769'22.0 M (72.2 FT) EAST OF THE EXTENDED CENTER OF THE STREET,
KF0769'AND 1.0 FT EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.
KF0769'THE MARK IS 0.9 M ABOVE A SIDEWALK.
KF0769
KF0769 STATION RECOVERY (2005)
KF0769
KF0769'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2005 (RCF)
KF0769'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: D 18 10 E

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and State Survey

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

County: Riley Co.KS

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Manhattan

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: KF0769

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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