WATKINS AZ MK (LY2794)
State/County/Quad: PA/Lackawanna/DaltonLocation: N 41° 35.334' W075° 43.474'
Elevation: 1325 ft.
Designation: WATKINS 1929
Setting: Concrete Monument
Type: Triangulation Station
Year: 1929
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 21 November 2007
We took the following measurements, which will be included in the NGS report (to be submitted after we search for the station and reference marks). The azimuth mark is approximately 16 feet at 204 degrees magnetic from the centerline of the road. It is approximately 6 feet at 24 degrees magnetic from a post and wire fenceline.
NGS Official Description, 1929 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1929 (CMT) STATION IS ABOUT 4-1/2 MILES N OF WAVERLY AND 1 MILE SW OF FLEETVILLE, ON A PROMINENT BARE KNOLL, IN A PASTURE BELONGING TO H.C. WATKINS, WHO LIVES 1/4 MILE E OF THE STATION. THE STATION IS ON THE SW PART OF THE KNOLL ABOUT 1 FOOT BELOW THE HIGHEST PART OF THE HILL. IT IS 10 METERS W OF A STONE FENCE AND 42 METERS S OF ANOTHER STONE FENCE. THE MARK PROJECTS ABOUT 8 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. THE MARK IS IN THE CENTER OF A TRIANGULE FORMED BY THREE HOLES ABOUT 3 FEET SQUARE DUG TO BEDROCK. SURFACE MARK IS A STANDARD BRONZE DISK SET IN CONCRETE AS DESCRIBED IN NOTE 1A. UNDERGROUND MARK IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN BEDROCK. BOTH REFERENCE MARKS ARE STANDARD DISKS SET IN DRILL HOLES IN ROCK OUTCROP ON THE W BROW OF THE HILL. THIS OUTCROP IS QUITE EXTENSIVE, FORMING A LEDGE ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE KNOLL. HEIGHT OF SIGNAL ABOVE STATION MARK 14 METERS.
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...NGS Azimuth Mark Disk WATKINS AZ MKN 41° 35.164' W075° 163' |
...An eyelevel view of the disk in the disturbed monument. |
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...Looking SE toward field and farm. |
...Looking S from the road toward the mark. It is obvious from this angle how the monument is tilted. |
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...A view to the SW, showing the proximity of the monument to the edge of the pavement. |