GrizzFlyer

From 4/10: MC0365, REG MC0876, REG NE0853, REG NE0854, REG NE0649, REG NE0650, REG NE0653, REG NE0855, REG NE0856, REG NE0500, REG NE0498, REG NE1388, REG NE0497, DNF* NE0491, DNF* NE0488, DNF* MC0875, REG MC0362, REG MC0866, REG

Measuring from an easily changeable surface such as the ground is prone to error over time (landscaping, water and wind errosion, etc), and it was 10 years between the two datasheet descriptions. The 2.2 feet from the building corner is constant, and there was no evidence of another station being 4 inches lower or higher and that would be easily determined in this situation. One thing is for sure, I found only one even if it had two PID's and that's all I feel comfortable logging for this contest. I'll log just the latest PID. Thanks for pointing out the height discrepancy, I didn't do the actual math on that part of the description.

While out benchmarking today, I found a BM that has two different PID's. It is the same exact benchmark. While I don't have a problem with logging both PID's in gc.com, with a note on each PID referencing one to the other, it does kind of feel "wrong" to claim both PID's as founds for the purposes of this contest. What say ye, do I claim a 1-point contest Found for each PID, or just pick one and claim it? They are NE0647 and NE0853.

One more from 4/7: LA0070, REG

For 4/7/07: LA0046, DNF * LA0006, DNF * LA0003, REG LA0045, REG LA2239, REG LA0043, REG LA0053, REG LA0062, REG LA0068, REG LA0039, REG LA0036, REG LA2545, REG LA2546, REG LA2477, REG

from yesterday, 4/3, when it hit a high of 79 degrees F. Todays high was 38. Sheesh. MD0026, DNF * MD0351, REG MD1779, REG MD0320, REG MD0345, DNF * MD0321, REG MD1960, REG MD1988, REG MD0433, REG MD0312, REG MD1780, REG MD0311, REG MD0315, REG MD1816, REG MD0349, REG MD0021, REG

MC1276, REG MC1000, DNF* MC0260, REG MC1262, REG MC0994, REG MC1253, REG MC0973, REG MC0976, REG MC0979, REG MC1254, REG MC1584, REG MC0981, REG MC0982, DNF* MC1245, REG MC1010, DNF* --- URL for this DNF is at the NGS site HERE MC0382, REG

There are a zillion of them situated in a nest in Henry County, Ohio, south of Napoleon, about 35 miles SW of Toledo. There are 155 BM's in this average-size (for Ohio) rural county, and at least 100 are in this nest. It is sort of centered around MC1418. A few of the station descriptions, including MC1418 above, refer to the area as a PHOTOGRAMMETRIC TEST AREA. I've been wading through them, but many are gone. Those that were set in fields have been destroyed by farmers, others have been buried or removed. Some I need to revisit with a metal detector. So far, I've gone through about half of them.

MC1326, REG MC1327, REG MC1328, REG MC1038, REG MC0403, REG MC1331, REG MC1330, REG MC1320, REG MC1324, REG MC1237, REG MC1238, REG MC1339, REG NE1111, REG NE1353, REG

Welcome to geocaching! Since you're from Dundee, do THIS CACHE. It's one of mine, the only one I have right now in Michigan. Also, the Northwest Ohio Geocachers (NWOGEO) would be happy to have you attend our monthly get-togethers. They are held in Maumee on the first Tuesday of every month at 7PM. Just drive down US23, it'll turn into I-475, keep going south (don't turn towards Toledo). Get off at exit 6. HERE is the next one. If you attend, please make yourself known, you'll find we're all pretty friendly.

There was a whole line of these running through my area as navaids for the airplanes that were on the Chicago to New York route. All of them that I have checked have been torn down for a very long time. There is supposed to be one still existing at an airport just inside the Indiana line from Ohio, will have to verify that some day. The other day I logged an old airport beacon that has been up for over 60+ years, MC1367. It is on the property of the Findlay (OH) Airport, right off I-75 north of Lima and south of Toledo.

A lone entry today: MC0762, REG

Was out on the motorcycle yesterday, did a couple of benchmarks: MC1362, REG MC1361, REG MC1651, REG MC1653, REG MC1360, REG MC1647, REG MC1367, REG AA7364, REG MD0210, REG MD0211, REG MD0212, REG MD1761, REG

A few today: MC1809, REG MC1711, DNF MC1710, REG MC1691, REG MC1714, REG MC1820, REG MC1716, REG MC1812, REG MC1797, REG

Just one today.... MC1808. REG

MD0164, REG MD0165, DNF MD0167, REG MD0168, REG MD0166, REG MD0170, REG MD0171, REG MD0173, REG MD0163, REG MD0162, REG MC1672, REG MC1671, REG MC1670, REG

Thank you for the quick clarification. I'll go back and delete my post in the logging thread to keep that thread clean for logs.

MD1754, REG

After reading the replies from Harry Dolphin and PFF, I recalled reading benchmark logs for another municipal standpipe in Ypsilanti, just up the road (50 miles) from me. It is benchmark NE1475. Cool looking one too, going to have to get around to logging that one soon.

Read a bit more on that webpage referenced in my post above. It claims to be the only standing municipal standpipe in existence in the US today. A quick check showed it to be a benchmark, ED2088 If the claim about being the last municipal standpipe is correct, then we'll have to go to western South Carolina to claim it. Sounds like a nice trip.

A standpipe can be a number of different things, however the term as used in benchmarking generally refers to a tall cylindrical structure used to store water. It can be made out of metal, and most were constructed from concrete or block or brick. There were even some wooden ones. A photo of a neat one is HERE. They were used in some areas as an elevated water tank. Water was pumped up to the top, then taken off the bottom to supply the water under pressure. Then there is the dry standpipe, usually used by firefighters to supply water to upper floors in multi-floor structures. When water is needed to fight a fire, it is pumped into the bottom under pressure, taken off at various levels going up. Not what you're looking for in benchmarking.

MC0261, REG MC1632, REG MC1631, REG MC1259, REG MC1012, REG AB6116, REG MC1018, REG MC0378, REG

MC1273, REG MC0258, REG MC1001, REG MC1002, ERR Note: I emailed the previous finder to verify that he found the wrong BM since he did not provide a photo. Many people have logged the wrong BM for MC1002. Shorbird and Grateful Mike/NaviBear are the only ones that got it right in 10 entries.

Good place to eat. Mrs GrizzFlyer and I will be there Saturday AM for brunch. There are a couple of benchmarks VERY close, MD1719 and MD0139. Some good caches nearby too. Maps 'n Motorcycles: Guessing by your geo-nic, you ride motorsickles. A nice ride, for flat NW Ohio, starts right there. Cross the bridge over the Maumee River, take SR 110 east along the river. It turns into SR65 near Grand Rapids. Some good caches in the Grand Rapids area, mostly in the Metroparks there. Get an ice cream cone in Grand Rapids or eat some $5.50 all-you-can-eat pizza, then continue east on SR65 to Perrysburg. Do a 180. Repeat.

Papa Bear -NYC: Thanks for jogging the memory on when the scaled coords were actually derived. It does appear to be just some type of human blunder. Bill93: The elevations for the two BM's I found are consistant with other BM's with adjusted altitudes in the area, right around 750 feet, and the land in that part of Ohio is very flat. The altitudes for BM's in the other county are in the 950-955 foot range, including the two BM's previously mentioned with the exact same coordinates. It is curious to note that the two errant BM's were listed in the Van Wert County NGS database, despite their coordinates putting them in Shelby County, so they did get the county name correct. That's how I discovered the errors, when plotting all the Van Wert County BM's with DeLorme Street Atlas and those two show up 52 miles away.