RICHARDS 1865 (PE1885)
State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Salsbury Cove
Location: N 44° 26.398' W068° 18.911'
Elevation: 161 ft.
Designation: RICHARDS 1865
Setting: Rock Outcrop
Type: Triangulation Station
Year: 1865
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 18 September 2007
A report on the condition of this station has been submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:
Station recovered in good condition. It is located on the property of Hadley's Point Campground.
To reach the station from the junction of Route 1a and Route 3 in Ellsworth, drive south on Route 3 approximately 9.5 miles, crossing the bridge onto Mount Desert Island. At the traffic light continue (bear left) on Route 3 for 3 miles to Hadley's Point Road. Turn left onto Hadley's Point Road and travel 0.2 miles to the campground on the right. Follow signs to Campsite C-20.
Station is a copper bolt set in a 30-inch by 30-inch by 24-inch triangular outcrop, which projects approximately 7 inches above the surface of the ground. It is about 25 feet at 202 degrees magnetic from the approximate center of Campsite C-20, and 27 feet at 40 degrees magnetic from power pole AEL B289 SPPS 5 35.
Zhanna
NGS Official Description, 1908 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1908 ON HADLEY POINT, THE MOST NORTHERLY POINT OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, ABOUT 3/8 MILE SSE FROM THE EXTREME POINT, ON LAND BELONGING TO SIMEON H. RICHARDS, WHOSE HOUSE IS BACK OF A CLUMP OF LARGE SPRUCE TREES. THE STATION IS ABOUT 3/4 MILE NE OF EDEN AND ABOUT 1/4 MILE N OF THE EDEN-SALISBURY COVE ROAD. IT IS MARKED BY A COPPER BOLT SET IN A HOLE IN A ROCK. A LARGE PILE OF STONES IS 5 PACES S OF THE STATION. HADLEY POINT STATION IS ON THE SAME HILL, ABOUT 250 METERS W BY S FROM THIS STATION, AND CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN, THEREFORE, NOT TO MISTAKE ONE FOR THE OTHER. THEY ARE MARKED IN THE SAME MANNER.
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...NGS Triangulation Station RICHARDS 1865N 44° 26.398' W068° 18.911' |
...Eyelevel view of the bolt set into the rock. It's a jungle in here! |
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...Looking toward the rock, and the campsite beyond. The stump that tripped both Rich and me several times is visible. This is a tricky area to maneuver in! |
...The numbers on the powerline pole that is about 27 feet at 220° magnetic from the bolt. |
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...A view of campsite C20 from the road. The bolt is in the woods to the right, just a few feet from the stone fire ring. |