Details for Benchmark: PE0280

N 44° 22.833 W 068° 13.367 (NAD 83)

Altitude: 202.64

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

Location:
In HANCOCK county, ME View Original Datasheet
Designation:
U 144
Marker Type:
bench mark disk
Setting:
in rock outcrop
Stability:
Most reliable and expected to hold position/elevation well.

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Found it 7/26/2016 foxtrott871 found PE0280   Visit Log

found in between two stakes moved some weeds
Found it 5/21/2011 Graceswh found PE0280   Visit Log

The landowner had just weedwacked the area so the benchmark was easy to find, right where I thought it would be. There are 2 stakes on either side of it plus surveyors tape.
Didn't find it 9/26/2010 Graceswh couldn't find PE0280   Visit Log

I've tried twice now to find this Benchmark. I found the 2 stakes and looked on the rock between them. They have become very overgrown and covered with tall, fallen grass, moss, and road sand (from winter). I dig around for several minutes but did not find it. I may try to ask the property owners if I can look for it and possibly clear the area.
Found it 9/17/2006 monet37 found PE0280   Visit Log

Got this on my way back to Bar Harbor from Catilac Mountain. Will post photo later.
Found it 6/19/2005 threeputt found PE0280   Visit Log

This was straight forward. I used another cachers coordinates and they lead me right to the benchmark.

Time on site: 0815 hrs.

[Photos:]
photoPE0280.jpg
Found it 6/13/2005 Zhanna found PE0280   Visit Log
N 44° 22.819 W 068° 13.385

Please see the complete recovery, including text and photos, at my website: [b][url=http://surveymarks.planetzhanna.com/surveymarks/pe0280/]PE0280 - U 144[/url][/b].

Zhanna

This entry was edited by Zhanna on Friday, 07 December 2012 at 02:42:49 UTC.
Found it 9/11/2002 Rich in NEPA found PE0280   Visit Log
N 44° 22.822 W 068° 13.381

While vacationing on M.D.I. I decided to search for a few local benchmarks. I drove out along Route 233 from Bar Harbor and easily found the mark using the historical description. At the station my Garmin GPSmap76 receiver indicated approximately 90 feet from the posted coordinates. The disc is quite visible and is in excellent condition. ~Rich in NEPA~

[Photos:]
photoGPSr and the station mark.
photoClose-up of the station mark.
photoThe general area near the station mark.

Documented History (by the NGS)

1/1/1962 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 1.2 MI W FROM BAR HARBOR. 0.35 MILE WEST ON COTTAGE STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE IN BAR HARBOR, THENCE 0.8 MILE SOUTH AND WEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 233. 45 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY 233, 21 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF CROMWELL HARBOR ROAD, 2 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A FENCE AROUND A YARD. SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE TOP OF A ROCK OUTCROP AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF YARD AND 1 FOOT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD.
1/1/1986 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1986 (ELG) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1/1/1989 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1989 (ELG) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
10/19/2000 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2000 (GAS) 0.6 KM (0.35 MI) WESTERLY ALONG COTTAGE STREET FROM THE POST OFFICE IN BAR HARBOR, THENCE 0.2 KM (0.10 MI) SOUTHERLY ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 3, THENCE 1.2 KM (0.75 MI) WESTERLY ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 233, NEAR THE CENTER OF A 2 BY 2-FOOT EXPOSED ROCK OUTCROP, 14.8 M (48.6 FT) SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY CENTERLINE, 5.9 M (19.4 FT) WEST OF THE CENTER OF CROMWELL HARBOR ROAD, 0.8 M (2.6 FT) ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE HIGHWAY, AND 0.3 M (1.0 FT) EAST OF A FENCE. NOTE--THE MARK IS ON THE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY.

Control Text

  • The horizontal coordinates were scaled from a topographic map and have an estimated accuracy of +/- 6 seconds.
  • The orthometric height was determined by differential leveling and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in June 1991.
  • The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
  • The dynamic height is computed by dividing the NAVD 88 geopotential number by the normal gravity value computed on the Geodetic Reference System of 1980 (GRS 80) ellipsoid at 45 degrees latitude (g = 980.6199 gals.).
  • The modeled gravity was interpolated from observed gravity values.

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