LX1929: C 62 1984 (NGS, New Milford, CT)
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NH2beers
N 41° 37.521 W 073° 27.993
18T E 627740 N 4609316
A NGS standard vertical control mark, located in New Milford, CT. The NGS PID# is LX1929.
Waymark Code: WMN606
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This station is a National Geodetic Survey standard vertical control mark, located in New Milford, CT. It is set in the south end of a concrete headwall atop a culvert near the southbound side of U.S. Rt. 7.:

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 3.0 KM (1.85 MI) SE FROM GAYLORDSVILLE. 3.0 KM (1.85 MI) SOUTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 7 FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 55 IN GAYLORDSVILLE TO THE MARK ON THE RIGHT, IN TOP OF THE SOUTHEAST END OF A CONCRETE HEADWALL FOR A BOX CULVERT UNDER THE HIGHWAY AND OVER SQUASH HOLLOW BROOK, 5.00 METERS (16.4 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 42.67 METERS (140.0 FT) NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF SQUASH HOLLOW ROAD, 12.50 METERS (41.0 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF UTILITY POLE 242. THE MARK IS 0.48 METERS NNW FROM A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS ABOVE LEVEL WITH HIGHWAY.

The description is good, except that the mark appears to be at the southwest corner of the culvert.

Traffic on this roadway is rather high, and it is relatively narrow in spots up this way. Parking is limited, but not impossible.
In this case, park on the opposite side of the road from the mark, off the northbound side of the road just before Squash Hollow Road turnoff, and the curve.

This culvert is close to the roadway, and you will be placing yourself in a blind spot to southbound traffic, which can be very hazardous. Wait for all traffic to pass before attempting a recovery.
Think ahead, be safe.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: C 62 1984

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Litchfield

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Kent

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: LX1929

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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