WIDT HARMONY W GPS 2 2002, Wisconsin
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
N 42° 44.383 W 088° 58.533
16T E 338295 N 4733803
WIDT HARMONY W GPS 2 2002, WI, is a survey disk located along the southeast side of State Highway 26 in Rock County, WI.
Waymark Code: WMPRY
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 21

WIDT HARMONY W GPS 2 2002, WI, is a Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WIDT) survey disk located along the southeast side of State Highway 26 about 4.5 miles northeast of downtown Janesville, Rock County, WI. The disk is mounted flush with the surface in the top of a round, concrete monument. It is about 1.2 miles northeast of Exit 171 off Interstate Highway 39 and 90, 0.6 miles southwest of the intersection of State Highway 26 and Bingham Road leading southeast, about 0.12 miles northeast of the intersection of State Highway 26 and East McCormick Drive leading northwest, 72.83 feet northeast of telephone pedestal 088752, 47.9 feet southeast of the centerline of the northbound lanes of State Highway 26, 9.85 feet northwest of the edge of a cultivated field, and level with the highway pavement. The station is flanked on three sides by orange witness posts. The disk was monumented by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in 2001, and is stamped HARMONY W GPS 2 2002. It is in the National Geodetic Survey database at PID = DF9679 (visit link) . To reach from Exit 171 off Interstate Highway 39 and 90, go northeast on State Highway 26 for about 1.12 miles to East McCormick Drive on the left. Continue northeast on State Highway 26 for 0.12 miles to the station on the right. Handheld coordinates are N42-44.383 W088-58.533. Recovery of this station was first logged at the Geocaching datasheet for station DINGS, PID = NH1283.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: HARMONY W GPS 2

Benchmark Agency: Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WI)

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

County: Rock County, WI

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Janesville East (WI)

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

NGS PID: DF9679

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. 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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