[Leica] A walk in the woods.

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I would imagine that the creek meandered since the benchmark was set there.  
For trivia buffs, Northern CA references off the Mt. Diablo Base and 
Meridian.  A friend told me that Mt. Diablo overlooks the largest land mass 
next to Mt. Fuji, which is also why Ham Radio operators dream of putting a 
repeater up there.  If you go into the little observation tower on top of 
Mt. Diablo you can see the brass marker.  Property descriptions in deeds 
reference it.

Tom Schofield

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
> I wonder what would have possessed someone to install a benchmark in the 
> middle of a creek?
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> Don Dory wrote:
> 
> > Jim,
> > Yes, the benchmarks are pretty much in a grid throughout the U.S. and 
> > almost
> > all land surveys will ultimately refer to them as they are by definition
> > exactly where they say they are.  An interesting aside, my dad during a
> > brief stint as a teacher of surveying had as part of the final a 
> > benchmark
> > that was in the middle of a creek.  If you could do the math then you 
> > would
> > find it.
> > 
> > Don
> > don.dory@gmail.com