CE6771(KENDEIGH AZ MK) - Amherst Twp Lorain County OH - Azimuth Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (WER) THE STATION IS ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF OBERLIN, 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AMHERST, 0.1 MILE NORTH OF THE OHIO TURNPIKE, IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF AMHERST TOWNSHIP, T-6-N, R-18-W, ON THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE KENDEIGH CORNERS CEMETERY AND MISS DORIS E. MERTHE. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAYS 113 AND 58, ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF OBERLIN, GO WEST ON HIGHWAY 113 FOR 1.7 MILES TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN SOUTH AMHERST. CONTINUE WEST ON HIGHWAY 113 FOR 0.5 MILE TO QUARRY RD. ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHERLY 0.85 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT NEAR THE CENTER OF THE QUARRY RD. OVERPASS. CONTINUE NORTH ON QUARRY RD. 0.6 MILE TO THE OHIO TURNPIKE OVERPASS. CONTINUE NORTH FOR 0.05 MILE TO THE KENDEIGH CORNERS CEMETERY ENTRANCE ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT ON A GRAVEL DRIVE AND GO EASTERLY 0.15 MILE TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE CEMETERY AND THE STATION IN A FENCELINE. STATION MARKS ARE STANDARD DISKS STAMPED KENDEIGH 1959. THE SURFACE DISK IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST 1 INCH BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 101 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER FENCE POST, 6 INCHES WEST OF A NORTH-SOUTH FENCELINE, 65 FEET EAST OF A GRAVEL DRIVE AND 128 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A LONE 20-INCH ELM TREE. A STANDARD METAL WITNESS POST WAS SET 4.6 FEET NORTH OF THE MARK. THE UNDERGROUND DISK IS SET IN AN IRREGULAR MASS OF CONCRETE 32 INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED KENDEIGH NO 1 1959, SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 6 INCHES WEST OF THE NORTHSOUTH FENCELINE, 65 FEET EAST OF THE GRAVEL DRIVE AND 103 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER FENCE POST. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED KENDEIGH NO 2 1959, IS SET IN A SQUARE CONCRETE POST FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 105 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER FENCE POST, 6 FEET EAST OF A GRAVEL DRIVE AND 1 FOOT EAST OF A NORTHSOUTH FENCELINE. CWL 82 TT (USGS) IS A STANDARD U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BENCH MARK DISK STAMPED CWL 82 TT 1952, SET IN A ROUND CONCRETE POST WHICH PROJECTS 1 INCH. IT IS 9 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE GRAVEL DRIVE AT THE CEMETERY ENTRANCE, 2.5 FEET WEST OF A POWER POLE WITH A TRANSFORMER, 1.5 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE KENDEIGH CORNERS CEMETERY SIGN POST AND 23 FEET NORTH OF THE PAINTED CENTER LINE OF QUARRY RD. AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED KENDEIGH 1959, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE NEAR THE NORTH CENTER OF A 6 FOOT BY 4 FOOT BOULDER. IT IS 21 FEET WEST OF THE PAINTED CENTER LINE OF QUARRY RD., 4 FEET WEST OF A METAL GUARD RAIL AND 33 FEET NORTH OF A RAILROAD CROSSING SIGN POST. A STANDARD METAL WITNESS POST WAS SET 5.2 FEET SOUTH OF THE MARK. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK-30 METERS.

Azimuth Condition: Good Your Directions: TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAYS 113 AND 58, ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF OBERLIN, GO WEST ON HIGHWAY 113 FOR 1.7 MILES TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN SOUTH AMHERST. CONTINUE WEST ON HIGHWAY 113 FOR 0.5 MILE TO QUARRY RD. ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHERLY 0.85 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT NEAR THE CENTER OF THE QUARRY RD. OVERPASS. Station Link: [Web Link] Parking Coords: Not Listed

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