A benchmark disk located on the front wall of the old Bath City Hall building in downtown Bath, NY. Should be easy to locate.
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Agency | National Geodetic Survey / NOAA |
Designtation | BATH |
PID | NB1165 |
Marker type | Bench Mark Disk (Vertical Control) |
Condition | Excellent |
Setting | SET IN A MASSIVE STRUCTURE |
Stamping | BATH 1935 1106.563 |
Mark Logo | US COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY |
STABILITY | PROBABLY HOLD POSITION/ELEVATION WELL |
Reference Objects | None Listed |
History | Date Condition Report By 1935 MONUMENTED LOCSUR 1949 GOOD CGS 1988 GOOD USPSQD 1990 GOOD USPSQD 19941104 GOOD USPSQD 19971122 GOOD USPSQD 20060321 GOOD INDIV 20091217 GOOD USACE |
Station Description | DESCRIBED BY LOCAL SURVEYOR (INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM) 1935 AT BATH. IS LOCATED AT BATH, IN THE CITY HALL, IN THE WEST FACE OF THE BUILDING, BETWEEN DOORWAY TO FIRE STATION AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, ABOUT THREE FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, ON THE TOP SLOPE OF FOUNDATION STONE. STANDARD TABLET. |
Recovery Notes of Interest | STATION RECOVERY (2009) RECOVERY NOTE BY US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 2009 (JBC) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. MARK IS APPROXIMATELY 1106.27' ABOVE THE CONSTRUCTION/HYDRAULIC DATUM FOR THE AVOCA, NY LEVEE PROJECT AND APPROXIMATELY 1106.51' ABOVE THE CONSTRUCTION/HYDRAULIC DATUM FOR THE BATH, NY LEVEE PROJECT BASED ON RTK GPS SURVEYS BY USACE BALTIMORE IN DECEMBER 2009. |
Web Link | https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=NB1165 |
Building Address | 123 Main Street, Bath NY 12345 |
Logging Requirements | Please include photo proof of your visit. Any Found It logs without proof of visit may be deleted. It must be clear from your photos which benchmark was visited, since they can look very similar from a distance. A close up photo showing the markings may be required. |