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N 40° 06.033 W 088° 14.000 (NAD 83)

Altitude: 744

Coordinates may not be exact. Altitude is VERTCON and location is SCALED. (more info)

Location:
In CHAMPAIGN county, IL View Original Datasheet
Designation:
ILLINOIS RM 3
Marker Type:
reference mark disk
Setting:
pavements (street, sidewalk, curb, apron, etc.)
Stability:
Mark of questionable or unknown stability.

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Found it 6/28/2009 ribozyme found LC0155 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Another easy find, sitting right there in the sidewalk.

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photoLC0155
photolooking north to the mark
Write note 6/3/2009 wvhillbilly59 posted a note for LC0155 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Was in the area and checked to see if this was still there. It is.

Photos:
photoLC0155 (ILLINOIS NO 3)
Found it 3/27/2007 wvhillbilly59 found LC0155 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found where it said it was.

Photos:
photoLC0155
Champaign, IL
Found it 2/28/2004 tomfoolery found LC0155 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
N 40° 06.077 W 088° 14.008
Found this one easily. I was looking for signs of LC0151 as well. It seems likely that this one, LC0155, was a replacement for LC0151 since they have the same coordinates, and by the descriptions would be no more than about 25 feet apart.

Photos:
photoLC0155
Found it 10/12/2002 sbeng found LC0155 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Was plainly visible in the sidewalk. In good condition.

Photos:
photoLC0155 In Champaign, IL
LC0155 In Champaign, IL
photoLC0155 North In Champaign, IL
LC0155 Looking North - Champaign, IL
photoLC0155 East Champaign, IL
LC0155 Looking East - Champaign, IL
photoLC0155 South Champaign, IL
LC0155 Looking South - Champaign, IL
photoLC0155 West Champaign, IL
LC0155 Looking West - Champaign, IL

Documented History (by the NGS)

1/1/1963 by LOCENG (MONUMENTED)
1/1/1965 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1965 AT CHAMPAIGN. AT CHAMPAIGN, AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH FOURTH STREET AND PEABODY DRIVE, 216.74 FEET NORTH OF TRIANGULATION STATION ILLINOIS, 32 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH CURB LINE EXTENDED OF PEABODY DRIVE, 10 FEET WEST OF THE WEST CURB LINE OF SOUTH FOURTH STREET, IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PARADE GROUND, SET FLUSH WITH SURFACE OF CONCRETE SIDEWALK.
1/1/1973 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1973 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1/1/1984 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1/1/1986 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1986 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Control Text

  • The horizontal coordinates were scaled from a topographic map and have an estimated accuracy of +/- 6 seconds.
  • The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.) The vertical order pertains to the superseded datum.
  • The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.

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