+Tacguy Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Now that alot of the East Coast is covered in snow and benchmarking is gaining more attention, I was wondering what Benchmarks you have discovered in your reseacrh that you can't wait to get to. Share some of them with us. I know I am dreaming of GT1811, the highest point in the Continental U.S. on top of Mt. Whitney , Califronia (and just look at all those nearby reference points!) Quote Link to comment
+WaldenRun Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 This mark is at an Audubon sanctuary and has a GREAT designation. It is a pretty new one but I didn't see it on the surface. Might be time for a metal detector. The Audubon folks aren't big on random digging. "Why worry when you can obsess?" Quote Link to comment
Bugsyboat Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.asp?PID=gn0534 I got one that is .4 miles away after a fairly long and difficult hike through oak brush following a pretty rugged 4WD drive. I didn't realize the other mark was so close until I got back to the office and logged this one: http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.asp?PID=GN0533 Quote Link to comment
Cracker. Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 I want This One as it seems to be the oldest in my immediate area, and I know just about where it is, but its on private property... And this one NB1287is on private property, in the middle of a shooting range owned by a local rod & gun club... Art www.yankeetoys.org www.BudBuilt.com http://www.ttora-ne.mainpage.net/ Quote Link to comment
sixthings Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 gt1811 is listed at 14505 feet, which isn't near the top. is there another you had in mind further up? there is a British Antarctic Survey marker at the top of Mt Erebus, on Ross Island in Antarctica that i failed to find, but am still drooling over. Quote Link to comment
+Tacguy Posted December 23, 2002 Author Share Posted December 23, 2002 " ALUMINUM TABLET, IN VOLCANIC ROCK. " Too bad you didn't have the info to log this one, I would like to see an aluminum tablet! I have not seen a description of this before; an aluminum rod, yes, a TABLET? Cool! Quote Link to comment
+Tacguy Posted December 23, 2002 Author Share Posted December 23, 2002 It is the highest listed mark in the lower U.S. The actual elevation of the summit is up for dispute (history lesson to follow). The summit sign placed in 1930 at the completion of the "john Muir Trail" placed the elevation at 14,496.811, however the most recent USGS 7.5 minute map places it at 14,490.97. The Benchmark description says Altitude: 14505ft. Quote Link to comment
sixthings Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 ah yes. of course . pardon me. when i initially read "highest point in the US", i began thinking of denali while still discussing whitney. Quote Link to comment
+Tacguy Posted December 24, 2002 Author Share Posted December 24, 2002 Here it is ... the actual highest of all U.S. points: TT6475. It actually does not have an actual Benchmark on site, only observed, and from the description it is not located on the highest point. It wouldn't be fun to be searching for Benchmarks in this area; there isn't a single one in a ten mile radius. The closest Cache is 61 miles away. McKinley Bench YEAH BABY! Now, no claiming it just because you can "observe it" Hey, Wait a minute, I guess that would qualify as a find! Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 Dad and I found a Benchmark as I call it several years ago in Northern New Mexico near Lindreth,A Large stone, With Spaniards Names carved in it on an Ancient Trail North to Chama New Mexico From Spain.There are also names/dates of the 1800's and 1984.I would love to document this if only for historic Interst. Most of the Things I found are still not documented to date.There are pictographs/cave paintings/artifacts of the ANASAZI(ANCIENT ONE'S) that will blow your mind!!!! they represent the current as well as the future events, some I did not Know the meanings of till here lately.. Also the Historical Significance. When all else fails Geotry again. Quote Link to comment
+OzzieSan Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 Here are 4 on my summer to do list. No disks just mountains. TQ0489 SNOWFIELD PEAK TQ0487 ELDORADO PEAK TQ0462 CHIWAWA MTN TQ0516 ILLABOT PEAK Quote Link to comment
MICP Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 I just recived a GPS for Christmas and was looking for something neat for me and my 16 YO daughter to do with it. I ran across this site and then stumbled over to the Benchmarks. I think the benchmarks are more interesting to me in a historical way. I have 2 that I am drooling over to go find one has a better chance than the other. First is Benchmark DH0951 In JEFFERSON county, AL Last found in 1947 by CGS (MONUMENTED) The second is kind of a long story. I work on and oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast on SW La. I am trying to figure out a way to get the helicopter to stop an let me get out end document this one!!! PHILLIPS DA DERRICK Last noted in 1955 by the USCG. As a side note how do you search farther than 10 miles? MICP Quote Link to comment
+rogbarn Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by MICP:As a side note how do you search farther than 10 miles?MICP You can go up to 30 miles by pulling up the list and then adding "&dist=30" to the URL. Have fun! Quote Link to comment
Circum Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by MICP: The second is kind of a long story. I work on and oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast on SW La. I am trying to figure out a way to get the helicopter to stop an let me get out end document this one!!! http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.asp?PID=AV0804 Last noted in 1955 by the USCG. MICP Since the mark is a DERRICK (really big marker) you could probably document with a picture in a fly-by. The hard part will be figuring out where that derrick was on April 7, 1955 and further if the derrick is the same one as existed in 1955! Sounds like a fun log! Quote Link to comment
+Tacguy Posted December 29, 2002 Author Share Posted December 29, 2002 Rog posted this because it is listed as being on a Shipwreck off the Coast of Santa Barbara, Ca. on the coast of an island in the Channel Islands. Probably not still there since it has been about 70 years, but I am going to sail out their with a friend and have him bring Scuba Gear! Wreck Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 www.plimoth.org/Library/plymrock.htm On the Derek the Natural Gas or Crude oil Well Head should be marked at that point as well,especially for navigational purposes,you will just have to find out which well head.That was its purpose to drill a hole.So if the point still exists and can been seen and documented,you can get the GPS readings from the Pilot. When all else fails Geotry again. Quote Link to comment
+Web-ling Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 The only ones I actually drool over are the ones with dirt on them that I need to clean off so I can get a good photo... And I think I'll benchmarkwell myself... Quote Link to comment
+raouljan Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 It's a new mark up in Sedona Az. I guess you have to know the area to _get the joke_ I imagine that the next mark will be "xtlcrnchr" Has not made it into the Groundspeak database as yet .. >Personally Responsible for the Recovery of .00244% of the Benchmark Database!<--watch this number! Quote Link to comment
dxchaser2003 Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Several near me on water tanks....I'm sure some people will go for the climb! Quote Link to comment
Z15 Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Tacguy:" ALUMINUM TABLET, IN VOLCANIC ROCK. " Too bad you didn't have the info to log this one, I would like to see an aluminum tablet! I have not seen a description of this before; an aluminum rod, yes, a TABLET? Cool! An aluminum tablet is another term for a Survey Disk. Its what they called them in the old days at USGS. Seen many of them in the past. Quote Link to comment
iryshe Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 quote:Originally posted by DXChaser2003:Several near me on water tanks....I'm sure some people will go for the climb! Not really. The benchmark is the water tank itself. Many "benchmarks" are reference points (like radio towers). Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 and some are the ball GG0539 Wheaton Municipal Tank. Can't find the other references at the moment but will try to Post.See one close up www.geocaching.com/mark/details.asp?PID=GF0839 When all else fails Geotry again. Quote Link to comment
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