V 144 (PE0278)

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State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Bar Harbor
Location: N 44° 22.725' W068° 14.154'
Elevation: 266.16 ft.
Designation: V 144 1962
Setting: Rock Outcrop
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1962
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 24 June 2006

Soggy days such as this aren't my favorite for benchmark hunting, but four marks lined the route we were taking anyway, and I couldn't resist taking a peek for each one. The first mark was an easy find, and not just because Rich had already found it a few years before. It is set into a conspicuous rock outcrop down in a slight gully just north of Route 233. The mark itself was difficult to spot as it was covered with moss and debris, but we knew it was set somewhere in the ledge. It was just a matter of a minute or so before we uncovered it, and then another few minutes of slight inconvenience as I took my photos in the rain. The mark is in excellent condition.

A report on the condition of this station was submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:

Found in good condition as described in the 2000 recovery. Handheld GPS coordinates for the mark are 44 22 43.5(N) 068 14 9.2(W).

Zhanna

NGS Official Description, 1962 (see datasheet for recent updates) :

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 1.8 MI W FROM BAR HARBOR. 0.35 MILE WEST ON COTTAGE STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE IN BAR HARBOR, THENCE 1.45 MILE SOUTH AND WEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 233, OR 0.25 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE OVERPASS OF THE ROAD LEADING TO CADILLAC MOUNTAIN. 141 FEET NORTH OF THE JUNCTION OF AN OLD ROAD THAT ONCE CROSSED THE ROAD LEADING TO CADILLAC MOUNTAIN, (THE NEW ROAD GOES UNDER IT), 81 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY 233. SET IN A DRILL HOLE ABOUT 10 INCHES FROM THE SOUTH EDGE OF A ROCK OUTCROP AND 1 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND.