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LSP SOUTH (KV6856) - Jersey City, NJ - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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LSP SOUTH (KV6856) - Jersey City, NJ
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N 40° 41.451 W 074° 03.311
18T E 579831 N 4504868
Survey mark located at the southernmost point of Liberty State Park - almost directly west of the Statue of Liberty.
Waymark Code:
WMJ70E
Location:
New Jersey, United States
Date Posted:
10/04/2013
Published By:
NW_history_buff
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This mark is located at the southernmost angle of Liberty State Park - at the S end of the boardwalk/promenade along the edge of the Hudson River, and at the SE end of the asphalt walkway running along the water from the Visitors Center.
Description information from the NGS database is as follows:
01/01/1991 by USE (MONUMENTED)
03/06/1992 by NJGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NEW JERSEY GEODETIC SURVEY 1992 THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF JERSEY CITY ON THE GROUNDS OF LIBERTY STATE PARK AT THE SOUTHERN MOST POINT OF THE MONUMENT OVERLOOK. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE EXIT 14B, GO 0.9 MI (1.4 KM) SOUTHEAST ON MORRIS PESIN DRIVE TO THE LIBERTY STATE PARK VISITORS CENTER. ACCESS TO THE OVERLOOK AND PERMISSION TO OCCUPY THE STATION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM RANGER CHUCK SARY, PHONE 201 915 3401 WHO REQUESTS A ONE WEEK ADVANCE NOTICE SO THAT HE CAN DETERMINE IF ANY SPECIAL EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING OUR OBSERVATION PERIOD. HE ALSO REQUESTS THAT OUR VEHICLES KEEP OFF THE LAWNS DUE TO A SHALLOW SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THE STATION IS 0.6 M (2.0 FT) NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHWEST CONCRETE WALL, 6.5 M (21.3 FT) NORTHWEST FROM THE BOTTOM STEP LEADING TO THE BRICK OBSERVATION AREA, 11.5 M (37.7 FT) SOUTH FROM THE SOUTHERN MOST WOOD LAMP POST NUMBER 1918, 16.3 M (53.5 FT) SOUTH FROM THE CENTER OF AN INLET IN THE LAWN AND 10.0 M (32.8 FT) WEST FROM THE WESTERN MOST OF THREE LIGHT POLES ON THE BRICK OBSERVATION AREA. THE STATION IS SET FLUSH IN A FLUSH MOUNTED CONCRETE RETAINER FOR THE BRICK PAVED WALKWAY SURROUNDING THE BRICK OBSERVATION DECK.
09/20/1995 by NJGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NEW JERSEY GEODETIC SURVEY 1995 (FAC) REECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
Condition:
Mark found in good condition
Designation:
LSP SOUTH
Benchmark Agency:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Monumentation type:
Survey Mark
County:
Hudson County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional):
Jersey City - NJ
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):
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NGS PID:
KV6856
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Benchmark Agency (if other):
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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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