TIDAL 8 STA 12

NGS PID: PE0297
Coordinates: N 44.277033° W 68.313566°
Location: Maine
   Hancock County
      Southwest Harbor Quad
Elevation: 16.24 ft.
Type: Tidal Bench Mark Disk
Setting: Rock Outcrop
Monumented: 1953
Monumented By: NGS
Status: Recovered
Condition: Good as of September 12, 2007
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A report on the condition of this survey mark has been submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:

Recovered in good condition. Handheld GPS WAAS-corrected coordinates for the mark are 44 16 37.3(N) 068 18 48.8(W).

This tidal mark was an easy find after a fantastic lobster lunch at Beal’s nearby. It’s set into a rock outcrop flush with the ground in a lawn just a few feet north of Clark Point Road. The disk is in good condition with legible stamping.

NGS Tidal Bench Mark Disk TIDAL 8 STA 12 Eyelevel view of the disk set into the rock outcrop The outcrop is flush with the level of the ground. The outcrop is in the corner of this yard in front of the house at the intersection of Clark Point Rd. and Claremont Rd. View NNW. Looking SE down Clark Point Rd. to the Coast Guard facility.