Description of Location

DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 (CLN) THE STATION IS LOCATED 6 KM (3.75 MI) SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM UNIONTOWN, 3.5 KM (2.25 MI) WEST FROM GREENTOWN AND 1.5 KM (1 MI) EAST FROM GREENSBURG. OWNERSHIP--AKRON-CANTON AIRPORT PROPERTY. TO REACH FROM THE POST OFFICE AT GREENSBURG, GO SOUTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 241 (MASSILLON ROAD) FOR 0.1 KM (0.05 MI) TO A CROSSROADS. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST ON GREENSBORO ROAD FOR 1.85 KM (1.15 MI) TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTH ON MERCURY ROAD FOR 0.1 KM (0.1 MI) TO A GATE. (IF GATE IS LOCKED, ACCESS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE AIRPORT ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT). PASS THROUGH THE GATE, TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTHEAST ACROSS COUNTRY FOR 0.2 KM (0.1 MI) TO A DEEP DITCH. CROSS THE DITCH AND CONTINUE SOUTHEAST ACROSS COUNTRY FOR 0.1 KM (0.05 MI) TO THE STATION ON THE NORTHWEST SLOPE LEADING UP TO THE AIRPORT NORTH RUNWAY. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD NGS AZIMUTH MARK DISK STAMPED---AIR 1983---SET IN THE TOP OF A 30 CM (12-INCH) ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT WHICH IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 100 YARDS EAST FROM THE DITCH, 40.5 METERS (133 FEET) WEST FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL AT THE AIRPORT APPROACH AND 1.1 METERS (3.5 FEET) NORTH FROM A WITNESS POST.