Y 144 (PE0273)
State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Southwest Harbor
Location: N 44° 21.883' W068° 18.918'
Elevation: 74.26 ft.
Designation: Y 144 1962
Setting: Rock Outcrop
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1962
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 24 June 2006
Y 144 was our fourth and final mark on this soggy Saturday. Rich stayed in the car for this one, since he had already found it and knew I would have no trouble. I scampered quickly up the bank on the south side of Route 198, found the ledge and the mark immediately. The mark may have been in recent use; I found a piece of pink flagging tape tied to a branch adjacent to the boulder.
A report on the condition of this mark was submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:
Recovered in good condition. Handheld GPS coordinates for the station are 44 21 53.0(N) 068 18 55.1(W).
NGS Official Description, 1965 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1965 1.2 MI E FROM SOMESVILLE. 0.45 MILE NORTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 102 FROM THE LIBRARY IN SOMESVILLE, THENCE 0.95 MILE SOUTHEAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 198, 0.15 MILE EAST OF MT. DESERT CAMP-GROUND, 132 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF A PRIVATE ROAD LEADING SOUTHWEST, 61 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER AND 12 FEET ABOVE HIGHWAY 198, SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE TOP OF A 7 X 8 FOOT OUTCROP ON THE TOP OF A ROCK HIGHWAY CUT.
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...NGS Bench Mark Disk Y 144N 44° 21.883' W068° 18.918' |
...Eyelevel view of the disk on the boulder, pink flagging tape visible. |
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...Looking NE toward the boulder and Route 198 beyond. |
...This large rock outcrop can be seen easily from the road. |
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