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N 21° 17.495 W 157° 51.654 (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:
HONOLULU KEWALO BASIN KGU TWR
Marker Type:
skeleton tower
Setting:
setting not listed - see description
Stability:

Nearest

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Found it 9/9/2009 Paxwithlove found TU1285 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this on my hunt for the Kryptonite cache. I was here for the 9/9/2009 Sunset Social Event.

Found it 1/24/2009 S_h_i_r_o found TU1285 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Radio Towers too?

Photos:
photoTU1285
Found it 9/16/2008 Shorelander found TU1285 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found like the others.

Photos:
photoTU1285 (HONOLULU KEWALO BASIN KGU TWR)
Found it 8/25/2007 Capt.Larry found TU1285 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found it while looking for other Bench Marks.

Photos:
photoView of Tower from Kewalo Basin.
Found it 2/7/2007 bvrballs found TU1285 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Out for a walk and some benchmarking. Found this one right where it was supposed to be.

Photos:
photoTU1285
The mark from Ala Moana Beach Park.
Found it 10/1/2005 cjf found TU1285 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found it. Location description on NGS website.

Photos:
photoTU1285 002.JPG
Found it 10/9/2003 Etoa Nrish found TU1285 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
I don't know which radio station, if any, is using the tower now but the structure is still there.


Photos:
photoThe benchmark

Documented History (by the NGS)

Unknown by (FIRST OBSERVED)
NO DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AVAILABLE.
1/1/1961 by CGS (GOOD)
NO DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AVAILABLE.
1/1/1964 by CGS (GOOD)
NO DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AVAILABLE.
1/1/1969 by CGS (GOOD)
NO DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AVAILABLE.
1/1/1984 by USPSQD (GOOD)
NO DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AVAILABLE.

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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