U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Azimuth Mark DN1300 - Hood, TX - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Suffice it to say that the lay of the land has changed considerably since this disk was placed, as the referenced gravel road is now FM 1198. The disk is on the east side of FM 1198, very north of CR 318, but just south of a private road that goes out to a farmhouse. It is probably best to put the disk's coordinates into your GPS and follow them. Keep in mind that the disk is inside the barbed wire fence line, and it is near a utility pole and a tree. There are many such here, but in conjunction with the coordinates, this is an easy find. There is a reference shot with a distant farm house that can be handy, too.

Be careful of traffic here. It's not crazy busy, but there are plenty of vehicles making their way through Cooke County along this route.

Documented History (by the NGS)

01/01/1955 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (RLE) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAINSVILLE, ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE SETTLEMENT OF HOOD, IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A CULTIVATED FIELD, 56 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A HOUSE, 41 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF A GRAVELED ROAD, 36 FEET NORTHWEST OF A MAIL BOX AND 29 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A YARD FENCE. IT IS SET FLUSH AND IS STAMPED HOOD 1955. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 30.5 FEET NORTH NORTHWEST OF THE MAIL BOX AND 25 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF A GRAVELED ROAD. IT IS SET FLUSH AND IS STAMPED HOOD NO 1 1955. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS 23 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE GRAVELED ROAD, 10 FEET NORTH NORTHWEST OF A TELEPHONE POLE AND 1 FOOT EAST OF A FENCE CORNER. IT IS SET FLUSH AND IS STAMPED HOOD NO 2 1955. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN R.M. NO. 1 AND R.M. NO. 2 IS 81.50 FEET. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS 15 FEET EAST OF THE CENTER OF A GRAVELED ROAD, 2 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A HIGH LINE POLE WITH A TRANSFORMER ON IT AND 1 FOOT SOUTH OF A WITNESS POST. IT PROJECTS 4 INCHES AND IS STAMPED HOOD 1955. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE GAINSVILLE POST OFFICE GO WEST ON BUSINESS ROUTE U.S. HIGHWAY 77 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 82 FOR 0.35 MILE TO THE JUNCTION WITH FARM ROAD 51. GO SOUTHWEST ON FARM ROAD 51 FOR 3.1 MILES TO THE JUNCTION WITH FARM ROAD 1630 AND A SIGN HOOD 11, TURN RIGHT AND FOLLOW MACADAM FARM ROAD 1630 WEST FOR 7.5 MILES TO A Y FORK, JUST BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE PAVEMENT, TAKE RIGHT FORK AND FOLLOW GRAVELED ROAD WEST FOR 1.75 MILES TO A CROSSROAD. TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTH FOR 0.6 MILE TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE SOUTH ON THE GRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.4 MILE TO THE STATION AND REFERENCE MARKS ON THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED.

06/02/1995 by USPSQD (MARK NOT FOUND)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1995 MARK NOT FOUND.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: HOOD Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk County: Cooke USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Hood 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: DN1300 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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