I'm not sure what I found

[+howarthe]

I don't usually hunt benchmarks, but every once in a while I find them by accident, and I like to log them. I am vacationing in Neskowin, Oregon this weekend, and I climbed Proposal Rock to find a cache. I guess there is a proper benchmark at the top of the rock which I did not see , but I did see one on my way up. It reads: "Tillamook County Survey Mark, Safeguarding Your Land, Do Not Disturb, 500 Fine or Jail, S26 | S25, S35 | S36, RS793, 1981" Any suggestions on how I should log this one?

[southpawaz]

howarthe, what you found is a section corner from the Public Land Survey System. Very few of these boundary monuments are included in the database of geodetic survey monuments maintained by the NGS, a circa 2000 snapshot of which is used by geocaching for its database of benchmarks. If you'd like to log this, I believe there is a category for these on Waymarking.

[+DukeOfURL01]

I'd really like to see a picture of this, if convenient.

[southpawaz]

I'd really like to see a picture of this, if convenient.

 

This gc.com log includes a photo of the section corner.

[+DukeOfURL01]

I'd really like to see a picture of this, if convenient.

 

This gc.com log includes a photo of the section corner.

 

Oh that one is very interesting.

Edited April 19, 2012 by DukeOfURL01

[68-eldo]

For more information on the PLSS check out these web sites:

 

http://geology.isu.edu/geostac/Field_Exercise/topomaps/plss.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Land_Survey_System

[+DukeOfURL01]

For more information on the PLSS check out these web sites:

 

http://geology.isu.e...pomaps/plss.htm

http://en.wikipedia....d_Survey_System

 

 

Nice. I had a chance to play around with PLSS in my GIS class, but haven't had much opportunity to use it.

 

thanks