N 30° 20.858' W 97° 22.687' (WGS84)
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Location: United States > Texas
Cache Type: Virtual
Size: No container
Status: Archived
Date Hidden: 17 January 2011
Date Created: 02 February 2011
Last Modified: 13 November 2012
Waypoint: OU0247
Also Listed On: Geocaching.com
4 x Found
0 x Did Not Find
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0 Watchers
597 Visitors
3 x Rated
Rated as: Good
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NGS Datasheet: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=BM0881
BM0881''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (LGB)
BM0881''THE STATION IS LOCATED 0.3 MILE NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 290 AND
BM0881''NEAR THE SOUTH WEST EDGE OF THE CITY OF ELGIN. THE BALL AT
BM0881''THE TOP OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL WATER TANK WAS INTERSECTED. THE
BM0881''TANK IS OVAL SHAPED, PAINTED SILVER, SUPPORTED BY A SIX-LEGGED
BM0881''STEEL STRUCTURE AND IS ABOUT 125 FEET HIGH.
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13 November 2012 NativTxn Cache archived
24 September 2012 AgNav Found it
09 February 2012 Bicycle_Junkie Found it
I've never found a benchmark like this one!
26 March 2011 geohiker Found it
26 March 2011 Manofsteel Found it
