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Identity of Monument
Station:
HOME
PID:
MB1097
County:
Summit
Usgs quad:
Set by:
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Description of Location

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (APR) STATION IS LOCATED IN NE AKRON, ON GROUNDS OF A BRANCH MUNICIPAL WATER STANDPIPE. THE STATION IS 0.65 MILE N OF TALLMADGE AVENUE (STATE HIGHWAY 18) AND 0.15 MILE W OF HOME AVENUE. THE MARK IS SET IN REAR OF THE STANDPIPE, 18.3 FEET W OF THE SW CORNER OF A MESH-WIRE FENCE WHICH SURROUNDS THE SANDPIPE, AND 80 FEET NNW OF A CITY-MAIN WATER HYDRANT. THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME 1943 AND IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. SURFACE, UNDERGROUND, AND REFERENCE MARKS ARE BRONZE DISKS SET IN CONCRETE. REFERENCE MARK 1 IS 28.530 METERS (93.60 FEET) N OF THE STATION. IT IS 7.5 FEET W OF THE NW CORNER OF THE MESH-WIRE FENCE. THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME NO 1 1943 AND IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS 29.174 METERS (95.72 FEET) WSW OF THE STATION AS THE SW CORNER OF THE LAWN. IT IS 41 FEET NE OF A CONCRETE STREET MONUMENT WHICH MARKS THE INTERSECTION OF SCENIC WAY AND BELDEN AVENUE. THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME NO 2 1943 AND IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. NO AZIMUTH MARK WAS SET. A RADIO MAST, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR UNIVERSITY OF AKRON GROUNDS, IS VISIBLE FROM THE GROUND. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 2.0 MILES SW OF THE STATION AND MAY BE USED AS AN AZIMUTH MARK. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF NORTH MAIN STREET (STATE HIGHWAY 8 AND 5) AND TALLMADGE AVENUE (STATE HIGHWAY 18) IN AKRON, GO E ON TALLMADGE AVENUE FOR 1.15 MILES TO A RAILROAD CROSSING (DOUBLE TRACKS) AND THE JUNCTION OF HOME AVENUE. TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW HOME AVENUE N FOR 0.65 MILE TO A T-ROAD LEFT LEADING INTO THE STANDPIPE. TURN LEFT AND GO 0.15 MILE TO THE STATION IN REAR OF THE STANDPIPE. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK - 22 METERS. RECOVERY NOTE BY LOCAL SURVEYOR (INDIVIDUAL OR FIRM) 1945 LETTER OF GEHRES AND KINGSLEY AKRON OHIO JANUARY 26, 1945. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RADIO MAST WHICH MAY BE USED AS AN AZIMUTH MARK IS INCORRECT. THIS RADIO MAST WHICH CAN BE SEEN FROM THE GROUND IS A PENCIL TYPE LOCATED IN NORTH AKRON, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM STATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF OXFORD AVENUE JUST NORTH OF LOOKOUT AVENUE AND IS APPARENTLY AN AMATEUR OPERATORS MAST. RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 (VBM) THE STATION, REFERENCE MARK 1 AND REFERENCE MARK 2 WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DIRECTION MARK 1 CHECKED BUT THE DISTANCE WAS 0.02 FOOT SMALLER. THE DISTANCE TO REFERENCE MARK 2 CHECKED BUT THE DIRECTION WAS 1 MINUTE AND 26 SECONDS LARGER. THE DIRECTION TO THE OXFORD AVENUE RADIO MAST, TAKEN IN 1943 FOR AN AZIMUTH MARK, CHECKED. A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. STATION IS LOCATED IN NE AKRON ON GROUNDS OF A BRANCH MUNICIPAL WATER STANDPIPE, 0.65 MILE NORTH OF TALLMADGE AVENUE AND 0.15 MILE WEST OF HOME AVENUE. IT IS 102 FEET WEST OF HOME AVENUE STANDPIPE, 133 FEET NORTHEAST OF CONCRETE POST MARKING THE INTERSECTION OF SCENIC WAY AND BELDEN AVENUE, 89 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF BELDEN AVENUE AND 18.5 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FENCE CORNER (OF FENCE AROUND STANDPIPE). THE MONUMENT IS FLUSH AND THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME 1943. REFERENCE MARK 1 IS 7 FEET WEST OF THE NW CORNER OF THE FENCE AROUND THE STANDPIPE AND 72 FEET SOUTH OF A POWER LINE POLE. THE MONUMENT IS FLUSH AND THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME NO 1 1943. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS 42 FEET NORTHEAST OF CONCRETE POST MARKER OF SCENIC WAY AND BELDEN AVENUE, AND 56 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF BELDEN AVENUE. THE MONUMENT IS FLUSH AND THE DISK IS STAMPED HOME NO 2 1943. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF NORTH MAIN STREET AND TALLMADGE IN AKRON, GO EAST ON TALLMADGE AVENUE FOR 1.15 MILES TALLMADGE AVENUE IN AKRON, GO EAST ON TALLMADGE AVENUE FOR 1.15 MILES TO A RAILROAD CROSSING (DOUBLE TRACKS) AND THE JUNCTION OF HOME AVENUE. TURN LEFT AND GO NORTH ON HOME AVENUE FOR 0.65 MILE TO SIDE ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO WEST ON BELDEN AVENUE FOR 0.15 MILE TO STATION. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 30.16 METERS. RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.

Latitude and Longitude Data
Horz datum:
NAD 83(1986)
Horz order:
FIRST
Ynadjusted:
false
Latitude:
41° 6 ' 43.76422 " N
Longitude:
81° 29 ' 16.24277 " W
Method:
ADJUSTED
Geoid Data
Geoid height:
-33.68
Geoid determined by:
GEOID90
Geoid explanation:
THE HORIZONTAL POSITION WAS ESTABLISHED BY CLASSICAL GEODETIC METHODS AND ADJUSTED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY IN JULY 1986 THE ORTHOMETRIC HEIGHT WAS DETERMINED BY DIFFERENTIAL LEVELING AND ADJUSTED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
State Plane Coordinate Data
SPC Easting (ft)
2247391.36049929
SPC Northing (ft)
528244.234363473
Spc zone:
OH N
Spc northing (m):
161009.165
Spc easting (m):
685006.257
Spc scale factor:
0.99993944
Convergence:
+ 0° 39 ' 53.8 "
Spc foottype:
Spc units:
MT
Stability:
Spcmethod:
Spc agency:
Spc dtby:
Elevation Data
Vert datum:
NAVD 88
Vert order:
FIRST
Vert order class:
2
Height meters(ft):
335.682 ( 1101.32 )
Height source:
ADJUST
Elevation method:
Agency :: date:
::
Recovery Data
Condition:
Unable to Locate
Gps suitability:
Agency :: date
SCE :: 04/25/2012
History
History
HISTORY - Year Condition Recov. By HISTORY - 1943 STATION MONUMENTED COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY HISTORY - 1945 LOCAL SURVEYOR HISTORY - 1963 COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY HISTORY - 1983 GOOD NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY HISTORY - 2012 UNABLE TO LOCATE SCE
GIS Data
Latitude:
41.1121567277776
41° 6' 43.76422"
Longitude:
-81.4878452138889
-81° 29' 16.24277"
SPC Easting (meters):
685006.256692696
SPC Northing (meters):
161009.1646523
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