841 3320 TIDAL 1 (AI8315)
State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Bar Harbor
Location: N 44° 23.530' W068° 12.228'
Elevation: 10.75 ft.
Designation: 841 3320 TIDAL 1 1970
Setting: Concrete Pier
Type: Tidal Benchmark
Year: 1970
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 26 June 2006
Following a delicious breakfast at Jeannie's in downtown Bar Harbor, we took one last slow walk around town and spent some time recovering a few simple benchmarks by the waterfront. This tidal station (#1) is situated as described at the northeast corner of the Municipal Pier. It is in good condition, unlike several other NGS tidal stations in the area, which I unfortunately had to report last year as Destroyed.
In addition, this morning we recovered four other tidal marks in the immediate area.
I have not reported this station to NGS at this time. A recovery note was submitted just weeks before my visit, and the status of the mark has not changed.
Zhanna
NGS Official Description, 2000 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2000 (GAS) 0.2 KM (0.10 MI) EASTERLY ALONG COTTAGE STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE IN BAR HARBOR, THENCE 0.15 KM (0.10 MI) NORTHERLY ALONG MAIN STREET, THENCE 0.05 KM (0.05 MI) NORTHERLY ACROSS A PARKING LOT AT THE CITY PIER, IN TOP OF AND 0.9 M (3.0 FT) SOUTHWEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CONCRETE PIER, 12.9 M (42.3 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PARKING LOT, 3.3 M (10.8 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A MONUMENT (DOCTOR JOHN B ELLS) , 1.3 M (4.3 FT) NORTHEAST OF A FLAG POLE, 0.8 M (2.6 FT) WEST OF THE EAST EDGE OF THE PIER, AND 0.2 M (0.7 FT) ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE PARKING LOT. NOTE--THE MARK IS ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY OF BAR HARBOR, 93 COTTAGE STREET, BAR HARBOR, ME 04609, TELEPHONE 207-288-3320.
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...AI8315, Hancock County, MEN 44° 23.530' W 068° 12.228' |
...Eyelevel view of the disk set in the northeast corner of the Municipal Pier. |
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...The disk is tricky to spot from a distance because it blends into the background. |
Found 9 September 2002
N 44° 23.524 W 068° 12.230
While vacationing on M.D.I. I decided to search for a few local benchmarks. This one, like many of the others I had hunted, was found during a very pleasant after-breakfast walk around town. The mark was relatively easy to find using the historical description. At the station my Garmin GPSmap76 receiver indicated approximately 45 feet from the posted coordinates. The disc is quite visible and is in excellent condition. ~Rich in NEPA~
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...GPSr and the station mark. |
...Close-up of the station mark. |
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...The general area near the station mark. |