LS0144 "C317 1951"

Headed home from a trip to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons National Parks. Stopped in Lovelock Nevada, for some gas, a bite to eat, and a few geocaches. Found this benchmark too. If you happen to stop in Lovelock, be sure to check out the Love Lock fence in the City park across the street from the post office.

Located in the City of Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada, this US&GS mark lies at the base of the flag pole for the Lovelock post office.  The US&GS mark stamped "C317 1951" was found at 19:55, 25 July 2019 as described and in generally good condition. The mark has been painted over a few times, but the stamping is still readable. Go to description is adequate to find the mark.

Published NAD83 coordinates are located about 611 feet southeast of the found WGS84 coordinates. WGS84 coordinates for the mark found by 3 minute occupation with 9 strong satellites and 1 WAAS satellite.

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Found Details for Benchmark: LS0144

N 40° 10.834 W 118° 28.531 (WGS 84)

Altitude: 3984

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Published Details for Benchmark: LS0144

N 40° 10.767 W 118° 28.433 (NAD 83)

Altitude: 3981.62

Coordinates may not be exact. Altitude is ADJUSTED and location is SCALED.

Location: In Pershing County, NV

Designation: C 317

Marker Type: bench mark disk

Setting: light structures

Stability: Mark of questionable or unknown stability.

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Documented History (by the NGS)

01 Jan 51 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1951 IN LOVELOCK. AT THE POST OFFICE IN LOVELOCK, IN THE TOP OF THE NORTH EDGE OF THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION OF THE FLAG POLE, 471/2 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF MAIN STREET, 12.0 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE POST OFFICE BUILDING, 6.0 FEET EAST OF THE CONCRETE CURBING AROUND THE LAWN, 0.3 FEET NORTH OF THE BASE OF THE STEEL FLAG POLE, AND SET ABOUT 3 FEET HIGHER THAN THE STREET.

01 Jan 68 by NGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

LS0144 "C317 - 1951" - Benchmark detail.

LS0144 "C317 - 1951" - Benchmark and GPSr.

LS0144 "C317 - 1951" - Benchmark setting.  Set in the base of the flagpole at the Lovelock, NV., post office.  View southwesterly along Dartmouth Avenue, across Main Street.

LS0144 "C317 - 1951" - Benchmark setting.  Set in the base of the flagpole at the Lovelock, NV., post office.  View southeasterly along Main Street, from Dartmouth Avenue.

LS0144 "C317 - 1951" - Benchmark setting.  Set in the base of the flagpole at the Lovelock, NV., post office.  View southwesterly along Dartmouth Avenue, from Main Street.

LS0144 "C317 - 1951" - Benchmark setting.  Set in the base of the flagpole at the Lovelock, NV., post office.  View southwesterly across Dartmouth Avenue, along Main Street, toward the Pershing County Courthouse and Lover's Lock Plaza.

LS0144 "C317 - 1951" - The front doors of the Lovelock, NV., post office from Main Street.  The base of the flagpole can be seen at the left.

LS0144 "C317 - 1951" - Benchmark coordinates.

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• The horizontal coordinates were scaled from a topographic map and have an estimated accuracy of +/- 6 seconds.
• The orthometric height was determined by differential leveling and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in June 1991.
• The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
• The dynamic height is computed by dividing the NAVD 88 geopotential number by the normal gravity value computed on the Geodetic Reference System of 1980 (GRS 80) ellipsoid at 45 degrees latitude (G = 980.6199 gals.).
• The modeled gravity was interpolated from observed gravity values.