PARKER 1870 RM 2
Recovered in Good Condition on September 8, 2007
Spatial/elevation data
Coordinates | N 44.353667° W 68.326667° |
Elevation | Unknown |
Location | Maine
Hancock County Southwest Harbor Quad |
Mark description
Type | Reference Mark Disk |
Setting | Boulder |
Monumented | 1934 by NGS |
A report on the condition of this survey mark has been submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:
The station and both reference marks were recovered in good condition. The reference marks are situated as described in the 1944 recovery note.
To reach the station from the junction of route 198 and route 102 in Somesville, follow route 102 south for 1.3 miles. Turn left onto Parker Farm Road and travel east for 0.36 miles to a fork. Bear right and travel 0.11 miles to another fork. Park and walk 0.14 miles east-northeast through open woods to the station. The knoll is now wooded and the blazed tree is not evident.
Autonomous (non-corrected) handheld GPS coordinates for RM 1 are 44 21 12.8(N) 068 19 35.7(W). Autonomous (non-corrected) handheld GPS coordinates for RM 2 are 44 21 13.2(N) 068 19 36.0(W).
Narrative and photographs
For more information about this reference mark, see its parent mark PARKER 1870.