DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 (VBM) THE STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF THE STANDPIPE, LOCATED ABOUT 2-3/4 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN AKRON, 0.2 MILE WEST OF BRITTAIN ROAD, 0.1 MILE SOUTH OF TALLMADGE AVENUE AND ABOUT 70 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF BLACKSTONE AVENUE AND LONGSTONS AVENUE. IT IS A STANDARD METAL STANDPIPE PAINTED DARK BLUE AND HAS A FLASHING RED LIGHT AT THE CENTER OF THE TOP. ITS OVERALL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 120 FEET. A TRAVERSE CONNECTION WAS MADE FROM TRIANGULATION STATION BLACK THE DISTANCE BEING 88.4 FEET AND 26.94 METERS.