KR1308 - USCGS 'Q 22' - Reno, NV
N 39° 31.866 W 119° 48.581
11S E 258515 N 4379486
This NGS benchmark is located on the west side of the historic NCO Depot along E 4th Street in Reno, NV.
Waymark Code: WMJPRE
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 12/14/2013
Views: 3
I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark from 1932 in good condition. It is monumented vertically on the west side of the former N.C.O. Railroad Depot, which is now closed and boarded up.
My posted coordinates will place you very close to this mark.
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1932 by CGS (MONUMENTED
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01/01/1969 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1969 IN RENO. AT RENO, AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE JUNCTION OF 4TH AND EAST STREETS, AT THE WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD STATION AT 325 4TH STREET, SET VERTICALLY IN THE WEST BRICK FACE OF THE STATION BUILDING, 92 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH CURB OF 4TH STREET, 158 FEET WEST OF THE WEST RAIL, 160 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF EAST STREET, 2.2 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE WEST ENTRANCE, AND ABOUT 3 1/2 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ASPHALT PAVEMENT. SEC 11, T19N, R 19E.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Q 22
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Washoe
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Reno (1982)
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: KR1308
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
- A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
- A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.