872 4580 TIDAL 30

NGS PID: AA0007
Coordinates: N 24.554667° W 81.803967°
Location: Florida
   Monroe County
      Key West Quad
Elevation: 15.07 ft.
Type: Tidal Bench Mark Disk
Setting: Brick Wall
Monumented: 1923
Monumented By: NGS
Status: Recovered
Condition: Good as of February 21, 2014
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Much of our plan for the day’s activities was built around various benchmark locations. The first was a benchmark disk—872 4580 TIDAL 30—set vertically into the brick wall of the old courthouse. It was an easy find once we located the correct building, and required a quick dive into the shrubbery to recover it. At the time of our visit, the disk was encircled with red paint. The disk is in good condition.

NGS Tidal Bench Mark Disk 872 4580 TIDAL 30 Eyelevel view of the disk in the northeast face at the north corner of the old courthouse. The disk is partially obscured by bushes. A view from the east lawn of the courthouse.