867 USGS
Recovered in Good Condition on December 8, 2002
Spatial/elevation data
| Coordinates | N 42.098173° W 75.911319° |
| Elevation | 865.65 ft. |
| Location | New York
Broome County Binghamton West Quad |
Mark description
| Type | Bench Mark Disk |
| Setting | Stone Building |
| Monumented | 1898 by USGS |
| Description (NGS) | NGS Datasheet |
A report on the condition of this survey mark has been submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:
Recovered in good condition on the Broome County Courthouse, as described. Handheld GPS coordinates for the bench mark are 42 05 53.4(N) 075 54 40.7(W).
Narrative and photographs
This was another easy benchmark find for today. You can see it from quite a distance; it’s right where the description specifies (though I found the given coordinates to be around 200 feet off). It’s in excellent condition, and I was happy for the chance to duck inside the doorway for a minute to get out of the wind and snow. The courthouse is a lovely old building, and the square with its monuments and lawns was almost as pretty on this snowy afternoon as it would be on a sunny summer day.
