Eighth Avenue South Reservoir, Nashville benchmark Y302
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member CuriousBM
N 36° 08.260 W 086° 46.747
16S E 519873 N 3999240
Eighth Avenue South Reservoir, Nashville benchmark Y302
Waymark Code: WMP04B
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 2.5 KM (1.55 MI) SOUTH FROM NASHVILLE. 2.5 KM (1.55 MI) SOUTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 31 (EIGHTH AVENUE) FROM THE JUNCTION OF BROADWAY AVENUE AT THE POST OFFICE IN NASHVILLE TO THE MARK, SET IN TOP OF A 0.6 METER (2.0 FT) BY 0.91 METERS (3.0 FT) ROCK OUTCROP IN RESERVOR PARK, 0.1 KM (0.05 MI) NORTH OF THE JUNCTION OF ARGYLE AVENUE AND U.S. HIGHWAY 31, 33.59 METERS (110.2 FT) WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE U.S. HIGHWAY 31 SOUTHBOUND LANE, 27.61 METERS (90.6 FT) WEST OF A METAL LIGHT POLE, 16.46 METERS (54.0 FT) NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF A EAST-WEST SIDEWALK LEADING TO THE MAIN BUILDING IN THE PARK, 28.41 METERS (93.2 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ROCK PILLAR BY THE STEPS LEADING TO THE STEPS AND SIDEWALK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 32.46 METERS (106.5 FT) NORTHEAST OF A LIGHT POLE NUM ER 9652-222 BY THE SIDEWALK IN THE PARK. THE MARK IS 2.44 M ABOVE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Y302

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Davidson

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Nashville West (1983)

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: GC1967

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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