Indoor Benchmarks

[rescue557]

I could have sworn that I saw what appeared to have been a benchmark in a local mall. Interestingly enough, it was inside.

 

Was this an actual benchmark set by the NGS? Are there indoor marks in existance?

 

Just curious (and confused).

[+Spoo]

rescue:

 

Try going here. Buckner has been putting this together.

 

Indoor BM page

[rescue557]

rescue:

 

Try going here. Buckner has been putting this together.

 

Indoor BM page

Oh that's cool! Thanks for this awesome website!

[+Dew Crew]

Hey! There's an indoor benchmark in my area. Not possible to get to since half the mine is flooded and they only give tours of one of the floors.

[+bobbarley]

How about a bench mark on top of a building? Is there any of those?

[Papa-Bear-NYC]

How about a bench mark on top of a building? Is there any of those?

There are scads of horizontal control marks on roofs of buildings. When I seacrh for them I usually log them only if the building is gone. Then I log it as "destroyed" on GC (see KU3038 "WASHBURN 1932") or "not found, presumed destroyed" in NGS (followed by an email with pictures or other documentation) to Deb. If the building is there, I don't bother to log it. in this day and age I have little chance of being allowed on the roof of the building.

 

In addition there are intersection stations (flag poles, cupulas, etc. on top of buildings) which are probably not what you meant.

 

Papa Bear

Edited November 20, 2005 by Papa-Bear-NYC

[+bobbarley]

Thanks PB

I am in Canada I I got ahold of some Benchmarks here and one was listed ontop of a building. I wanted to know if that was unusual.

[+Black Dog Trackers]

It is unusual. Maybe 1 in 300.

[Papa-Bear-NYC]

It is unusual.  Maybe 1 in 300.

I would guess the proportion is a bit higher higher in cities like New York. A quick check for Manhattan which I have on a spread sheet shows about 1:100.

 

I got these: (there may be more)

 

KU3600

KU3934

KU4038

KU3585

KU4002

KU4005

KU4012

KU3911

KU3912

KU3993

KU4008

KU3972

KV4394

KV4395

KV4449

KV4373

KV4375

KU3928

KU0871

KU3958

KU3933

KU3913

KU4029

 

Check out KU4029 It'sa chiseled cross on a balcony of a high school. I'm used to seeing chiseled crosses (and squares and "T"s) as bench marks (elevation control points) not horizontal control points up on top of a building. Cool.

 

I have no idea if it's still there. I'm working my way through Manhattan (about half done) but I haven't got up there yet.

Edited November 21, 2005 by Papa-Bear-NYC

[kgbinmo]

I saw a benchmark in side the rest area building in Iowa On I 80 West bound from Illinois. First rest area in the state. In the floor of the main visitors building. I do not know if in the data base.

[+seventhings]

kgbinmo -

 

I did a radial search on N41-35.850 W090-28.750 in both the Geoaching and NGS databases, and there are no registered marks within 1.8 miles.

 

Found the coordinates using Microsoft Streets (very cheap, surprisingly good & functional software).

 

Good eyes, though.

 

Will

[+Harry Dolphin]

Indoor benchmarks. Hmmm... We were wandering about in Wayne, Passaic County, NJ today, looking for easy caches and benchmarks on a cold day, and saw the page for this one: KV3435. Inside the fire company, near the trophy case. Unfortunately, no one was there to ask if we could look for it.