GC59P0E N 100
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Tom.dog @ | Hide Date: 07/08/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 19.502 W102° 06.629 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
       

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NGS Benchmark Series.

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This is a series to show geocachers more of our nation's benchmarks. Though they can be found in every county in the continental U.S., benchmarks are just another little known survey tool to the public. But when you look on the NGS site or Geocaching.com you can see every detail about them. There is also description for each that tells exactly where they are. These descriptions interest me the most, at times you have to wonder where in the world did the railroad track go that was 50 feet from a certain benchmark years ago. I hope that this series gives a historical insight to geocachers of what our country looked like in the years past.

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KJ0072
Location: Kit Carson County, CO
Designation: N 100
Marker Type: bench mark disk
Setting: set into the top of a round concrete monument
Stability: May hold, but of type commonly subject to surface motion.

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1935 2.1 MI E FROM PECONIC. 2.1 MILES EAST ALONG THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD FROM THE STATION AT PECONIC, KIT CARSON COUNTY, 2-3/4 POLES EAST OF MILE POLE 445/10, AT A NORTH-AND-SOUTH ROAD CROSSING 50 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, 45 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE TRACK, 85 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 24, 8 FEET NORTH OF A FENCE AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.

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This cache is placed within a few feet of the mark.

07/01/2019 By LostinDenver
Fun last day in Kansas. We (@WindAtMyBack and @intrepiidexplorer ) came out to Hays to grab the amazing gadget caches and others before fulfilling my promise to show up for Benj59's CITO event at Sunflower Mountain. We fueled up with Starbucks and headed out. During our journey west we stopped at several rest stops and grabbed targeted caches. We were lucky enough to meet one of the CO's at her cache and then see her again at the CITO. Great to make new friends. Our journey was more of a loop, as we doubled back to Goodland to finish our work there. Scraped my head pretty good on something near a cache. Thanks to all for the great time. Only 2 DNFs, which were obviously missing, so we replaced them.
No problem here.
Tftc!

07/01/2019 By WindAtMyBack
Found with @lostindenver @intrepiidexplorer TFTC

07/01/2019 By intrepiidexplorer
Thanks for the quick find!

05/21/2019 By incomenet
On our round about caching trip from Ohio to Texas for GeoWoodstock. Very cold rainy morning just grabbing a couple in Colorado for the souvenir. Thank you for the hide.

11/08/2018 By patricek01
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09/03/2018 By qrang
The benchmark is fine but the cache seems to be AWOL and needs checking thanks

05/25/2018 By Hack&chop
Was with 3 other friends but didn't it missing in action

05/25/2018 By jackrabbit1
with 3 geocaching buddies signed log npccx4

05/25/2018 By TRY2findme
Did not locate

05/25/2018 By Bird#
DNF