+GirlSparky Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 (edited) I was looking for LQ0446 in Elko, Nevada. My GPS said I was within 10 feet of it and this is all I could find. IF it is LQ0446 it doesn't fit the description at all. http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=8e...ce-b1bc02776bae Edited May 3, 2004 by ttcRose Quote Link to comment
+Oneyedjack Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 (edited) No, I'm sorry. But you have found the lid to an underground water service valve. The five-sided nut in the center can be unscrewed about four turns and the lid will lift off for access to the valve, probably, depending your area of the country, 3 to 4 feet deep. You use a special valve wrench to operate the valve, I would not recommend doing that, because sometimes they are difficult to turn and will break, and I am sure the homeowner wouldn’t be pleased. Don’t give up though, Better luck next time! Edited May 3, 2004 by Oneyedjack Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Regrettable, but that is not the benchmark you were looking for. The mark you are after has 'scaled' coordinates so you must follow the written description of where it is placed. Good luck on your hunt. John Quote Link to comment
+GirlSparky Posted May 3, 2004 Author Share Posted May 3, 2004 Thanks, I'll keep looking! Quote Link to comment
+GeckoGeek Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 If the location is Scaled, the mark could be as much as 600 ft from where you GPS says it is. You'll have to read and follow the description. Quote Link to comment
VT ARL 784 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Interesting. I've been looking for AH3686 in Middlebury, Vermont. Exactly where the description puts the benchmark (said to be a survey disk) I found a similar water cap. Now, the becnhmark was monumented in 1997, so it's unlikely that it's been destroyed and replaced with a town-water pipe. Obviously I need to look around some more, but I found it very surprising when I pulled away the grass and saw that cap instead. And I have found cases where an existing ... plaque/pipe/thingymabob... is used as the benchmark, but that's written into the description, and that's why I made a point to check Marker Type. That's why we're Hunters not just Documentors, I guess. Quote Link to comment
VT ARL 784 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 (edited) um, told me there'd been an error, and when I got back to the page I'd posted twice. Glad I didn't try a third time Edited May 6, 2004 by VT ARL 784 Quote Link to comment
mloser Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Actually I would look under that water cap. I recently found KW0934 under a blue painted water cap. Open 'er up and take a looksee! Quote Link to comment
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