This cache is close to your home, no matter where you
live. The object it to look up a
National Geodetic Survey Benchmark in
your area, and locate it.
The coordinates listed for this cache are the coordinates for a benchmark I found. You may find this one, or look up one of your own.
The first thing you must do, is write down the
coordinates of your house in DDMMSS format
(not decimal minutes). Then go
to the following website:
NGS DATASHEET POINT RADIUS FORM
Plug your coordinates into the form and do a search for all Benchmarks
within a few miles of your home. You will get a listing of several
Benchmarks to choose from. Pick one and bring up the data sheet on
it. You may have to look at several before you find the one you wish to
locate. You will find several around railroad tracks and airport
runways. These are generally not good ones to locate. You will find
some around public landmarks like buildings, or bridges. When you find the
one you want to locate, print out the data sheet, plug in the coordinates and
away you go. If you have never seen a NGS Benchmark, below is a picture
of what you are
looking for. After you find it you can even file a report on the condition
of the Benchmark. They will put your initials on the data sheet.
Here is one that I located, and filed a report on the condition. You can log
this cache by finding any benchmark in your area.
http://pages.rtccom.net/kholland/images/ja0839.htm
When you locate the Benchmark, take a picture of it, and post
it with your cache log. Some Benchmarks are accurate enough to test your
GPS. Any Benchmark that you have not already found will qualify for this
cache.
When you log this cache please put what state you
are in.
My goal is to get a log from every state. Good Luck.