DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 (CLN) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 8 KM (5 MI) SOUTHEAST FROM THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF AKRON, ON THE NORTHEAST SHORE OF THE SPRINGFIELD LAKE, 0.5 KM (0.25 MI) SOUTHEAST FROM THE SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP HALL AND 0.75 KM (0.5 MI) WEST FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 224 AND STATE HIGHWAY 8. OWNERSHIP--SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP PARK PROPERTY. TO REACH FROM THE SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP HALL AND FIRE STATION, GO SOUTHEAST ON CANFIELD PARKWAY FOR 0.4 KM (0.25 MI) TO THE STATION. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD NGS AZIMUTH MARK DISK STAMPED---CARRIE 1983---SET IN THE TOP OF A 30 CM (12 INCH) ROUND CONCRETE POST WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE. IT IS 4 FEET NORTHEAST FROM A POWER POLE NUMBERED 4268, AND 6.1 METERS (20 FEET) SOUTHWEST FROM THE CENTER OF CANFIELD AVENUE.