U 144 (PE0280)
State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Bar Harbor
Location: N 44° 22.819' W068° 13.385'
Elevation: 202.64 ft.
Designation: U 144 1962
Setting: Rock Outcrop
Type: Bench Mark Disk
Year: 1962
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 13 June 2005
After watching a less-than-spectacular but still awesome sunrise from Cadillac Mountain, for which we got up at 3:15am, Rich decided we could stop for a few benchmarks on the way back to Bar Harbor. K 23 (PE0279) was first, followed shortly thereafter by this mark. It was very easy to find, set prominently in an outcropping rock just off the road. We noted that the fence mentioned in the datasheet description was removed at some point between Rich's initial log in 2002 and our 2005 visit.
A report on the condition of this mark has been submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:
Recovered in good condition. There is no longer a fence at this location. Handheld GPS coordinates for the station are 44 22 49.1(N) 068 13 23.1(W).
Zhanna
NGS Official Description, 1962 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 1.2 MI W FROM BAR HARBOR. 0.35 MILE WEST ON COTTAGE STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE IN BAR HARBOR, THENCE 0.8 MILE SOUTH AND WEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 233. 45 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY 233, 21 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF CROMWELL HARBOR ROAD, 2 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A FENCE AROUND A YARD. SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE TOP OF A ROCK OUTCROP AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF YARD AND 1 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD.
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...NGS Bench Mark Disk U 144N 44° 22.819' W068° 13.385' |
...Eyelevel view of mark in rock outcrop. |
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...Looking S from Route 233, mark indicated. |