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N 21° 18.184 W 157° 51.336 (NAD 83)

Altitude: 0

Coordinates may not be exact. Altitude is UNKNOWN and location is ADJUSTED. (more info)

Location:
In HONOLULU county, HI View Original Datasheet
Designation:
RADIO STATION KGU EAST TOWER
Marker Type:
NGS Benchmark
Setting:
setting not listed - see description
Stability:

Nearest

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Mark Destroyed 10/25/2003 Etoa Nrish marked TU1267 (NGS Benchmark) as destroyed   Visit Log
The building now houses the Honolulu Advertiser. In any case the tower is gone.


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photoThe benchmark location

Documented History (by the NGS)

1/1/1930 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1930 (JHP) KGU EAST RADIO TOWER, STEEL SKELETON, HEIGHT 200 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. NEON LIGHTED RED BETWEEN 6 P.M. AND MIDNIGHT FROM HEIGHT OF 50 FEET TO 200 FEET. THIS TOWER IS VERY DISTINCTIVE AT NIGHT. IT IS LIGHTED TO A HEIGHT OF 7 FEET ABOVE THE HARBOR LIGHT, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OFFICERS OF THE PIONEER AS BEING VISIBLE AT THE SAME DISTANCE AS THE HARBOR LIGHT FROM A SOUTHWARD POSITION.
1/1/1964 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 (DGR) STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. LOCATED IN HONOLULU AT INTERSECTION OF KAPIOLANI BLVD. AND SOUTH STREET, ON ROOF OF STAR BULLETIN BUILDING. STATION IS A 4-LEGGED, TAPERING, SKELETON STEEL STRUCTURE, PAINTED ALTERNATE RED AND WHITE. TOP OF TOWER IS 200 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

Control Text

  • The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in December 1998. The horizontal coordinates are valid at the epoch date displayed above. The epoch date for horizontal control is a decimal equivalence of Year/Month/Day.
  • The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
  • The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.

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