Benchmark Y 387 Reset - Waterville, WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 47° 36.765 W 119° 53.675
11T E 282473 N 5277320
This is another Vertical Control Mark along Highway 2, this one at a gravel pit, euphemistically referred to as a "Borrow Pit".
Waymark Code: WMYD54
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Pit and benchmark are just over 9¼ miles east on Highway 2 from Waterville, Y 387 Reset is about 3¾ miles west of the Farmer Community Hall. It is about 25 feet north of the north edge of the highway, across the ditch and right at the southern edge of the "Borrow Pit". Witness posts stand on east and west sides of the marker.

STATION DESCRIPTION
DESIGNATION -  Y 387 RESET
PID         -  SW1073
STATE/COUNTY-  WA/DOUGLAS
COUNTRY     -  US
USGS QUAD   -  ALSTOWN (1968)
MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
STAMPING: Y 387 RESET 1981
MARK LOGO: NGS

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1982
5.65 MILES (9.09 KM) EAST ALONG US HIGHWAY 2 FROM THE RAILROAD CROSSING IN DOUGLAS TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT ALONG THE BERM AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BORROW PIT, 12.19 M (39.99 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 1.83 M (6.00 FT) SOUTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF THE BERM.
From the NGS Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Y 387 RESET

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: WA/DOUGLAS

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): ALSTOWN (1968)

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: SW1073

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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