Benchmark "BRFR" - Flat Rock, NC
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member CuriousBM
N 35° 16.431 W 082° 26.517
17S E 368855 N 3904366
Benchmark "BRFR" - Flat Rock, NC
Waymark Code: WMVWYP
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 3

THE STATION IS ABOUT 4.2 KM (2.6 MILES) NORTHWEST OF ZIRCONIA (AIR LINE), ABOUT 1.9 KM (1.2 MILES) SOUTHWEST OF EAST FLAT ROCK, AND IS IN FLAT ROCK.

TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF US 176 (SPARTANBURG HIGHWAY) AND US 25 (GREENVILLE HIGHWAY) IN FLAT ROCK, GO SOUTHERLY ON US 25 FOR 4.18 KM (2.6 MILES) TO STATION ON THE RIGHT, ON THE BLUE RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT GROUNDS.

STATION IS 33.07 METERS (108.5 FEET) NORTHEAST (20 DEGREES MAGNETIC) OF A CHESTNUT TREE WITH A NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY TAG, 27. 55 METERS (90.4 FEET) NORTHEAST (70 DEGREES MAGNETIC) OF A UTILITY POLE WITH A NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY TAG, AND 24.51 METERS (80.4 FEET) NORTHWEST (330 DEGREES MAGNETIC) OF A PECAN TREE WITH A NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY TAG. MARK IS A NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY DISK SET IN BEDROCK. MARK IS RECESSED 5 CENTIMETERS (2 INCHES).
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: BRFR

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk

County: Flat Rock, NC

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Hendersonville (1990)

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: DG4643

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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  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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