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  • HV6395 ANNAPOLIS NAVAL ACAD CHAPEL

    HV6395 ANNAPOLIS NAVAL ACAD CHAPEL

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    1    National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = MAY 10, 2025 16:55:49 EDT
     HV6395 ***********************************************************************
     HV6395  DESIGNATION -  ANNAPOLIS NAVAL ACAD CHAPEL
     HV6395  PID         -  HV6395
     HV6395  STATE/COUNTY-  MD/ANNE ARUNDEL
     HV6395  COUNTRY     -  US
     HV6395  USGS QUAD   -  ANNAPOLIS (2016)
     HV6395
     HV6395                         *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
     HV6395  ______________________________________________________________________
     HV6395* NAD 83(1991) POSITION- 38 58 53.61912(N) 076 29 10.98204(W)   ADJUSTED
     HV6395  ______________________________________________________________________
     HV6395  GEOID HEIGHT    -        -33.347 (meters)                     GEOID18
     HV6395  LAPLACE CORR    -         -3.79  (seconds)                    DEFLEC18
     HV6395  HORZ ORDER      -  THIRD
     HV6395
     HV6395.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
     HV6395.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in January 1992.
     HV6395
     HV6395.Significant digits in the geoid height do not necessarily reflect accuracy.
     HV6395.GEOID18 height accuracy estimate available here.
     HV6395
     HV6395.Click photographs - Photos may exist for this station.
     HV6395
     HV6395.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC18 derived deflections.
     HV6395
     HV6395. The following values were computed from the NAD 83(1991) position.
     HV6395
     HV6395;                    North         East     Units Scale Factor Converg.
     HV6395;SPC MD       -   146,084.471   444,501.870   MT  0.99995155   +0 19 20.5
     HV6395;SPC MD       -   479,278.80  1,458,336.55   sFT  0.99995155   +0 19 20.5
     HV6395;UTM  18      - 4,315,781.036   371,254.966   MT  0.99980410   -0 56 06.6
     HV6395
     HV6395_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 18SUJ7125415781(NAD 83)
     HV6395
     HV6395                          SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
     HV6395
     HV6395  NAD 83(1986)-  38 58 53.61531(N)    076 29 10.99339(W) AD(       ) 3
     HV6395  NAD 27      -  38 58 53.21168(N)    076 29 12.13255(W) AD(       ) 3
     HV6395  USSD        -  38 58 53.57800(N)    076 29 11.96500(W) AD(       ) 3
     HV6395
     HV6395.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
     HV6395
     HV6395.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
     HV6395.See file dsdata.pdf to determine how the superseded data were derived.
     HV6395
     HV6395_MARKER: 87 = DOME
     HV6395_MAGNETIC: N = NO MAGNETIC MATERIAL
     HV6395_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
     HV6395+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - March 14, 2010
     HV6395
     HV6395  HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Report By
     HV6395  HISTORY     - 1933     FIRST OBSERVED   CGS
     HV6395  HISTORY     - 1956     GOOD             CGS
     HV6395  HISTORY     - 1960     GOOD             CGS
     HV6395  HISTORY     - 1965     GOOD             CGS
     HV6395  HISTORY     - 1981     GOOD             NOS
     HV6395  HISTORY     - 20010331 GOOD             NGS
     HV6395  HISTORY     - 20050720 GOOD             USPSQD
     HV6395  HISTORY     - 20100314 GOOD             GEOCAC
     HV6395
     HV6395                          STATION DESCRIPTION
     HV6395
     HV6395'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (ELJ)
     HV6395'THE POINT RECOVERED WAS THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF THE NAVAL
     HV6395'ACADEMY CHAPEL DOME.  THIS DOME IS THE LARGEST AND MOST PROMINENT
     HV6395'ONE IN THE VICINITY.
     HV6395
     HV6395                          STATION RECOVERY (1960)
     HV6395
     HV6395'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (GFW)
     HV6395'THE STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.  THE PREVIOUS
     HV6395'DESCRIPTION BY E.L.J. IN 1956 IS COMPLETE AND ADEQUATE WITH THE
     HV6395'FOLLOWING EXCEPTION.  THE SPINDLE ON TOP OF THE DOME IS NOW
     HV6395'PAINTED GOLD.
     HV6395
     HV6395                          STATION RECOVERY (1965)
     HV6395
     HV6395'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1965 (JKW)
     HV6395'STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.  THE RECOVERY BY E.L.J. IN
     HV6395'1956 AND BY G.F.W. IN 1960 ARE ADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY.
     HV6395
     HV6395                          STATION RECOVERY (1981)
     HV6395
     HV6395'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE 1981 (RHH)
     HV6395'THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
     HV6395
     HV6395                          STATION RECOVERY (2001)
     HV6395
     HV6395'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2001 (DB)
     HV6395'THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE US POWER SQUADRONS.
     HV6395
     HV6395                          STATION RECOVERY (2005)
     HV6395
     HV6395'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2005 (FM)
     HV6395'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
     HV6395
     HV6395                          STATION RECOVERY (2010)
     HV6395
     HV6395'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2010 (LPC)
     HV6395'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

    Log: Recovered in good condition while walking around the Naval Academy grounds, before heading home after a short getaway in Annapolis. I don’t think I’ve visited the USNA grounds since I was a teen, when I vaguely remember taking a couple of extracurricular G/T classes here. Today, we took a leisurely stroll through the visitor center before exploring the grounds around the chapel and the officers’ residences. People were arriving for a wedding while we were here.

  • HV6394 ANNAPOLIS ST MARYS RC CH SPIRE

    HV6394 ANNAPOLIS ST MARYS RC CH SPIRE

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    1    National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = MAY 10, 2025 16:11:13 EDT
     HV6394 ***********************************************************************
     HV6394  DESIGNATION -  ANNAPOLIS ST MARYS RC CH SPIRE
     HV6394  PID         -  HV6394
     HV6394  STATE/COUNTY-  MD/ANNE ARUNDEL
     HV6394  COUNTRY     -  US
     HV6394  USGS QUAD   -  ANNAPOLIS (2016)
     HV6394
     HV6394                         *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
     HV6394  ______________________________________________________________________
     HV6394* NAD 83(1991) POSITION- 38 58 30.39813(N) 076 29 16.11324(W)   ADJUSTED
     HV6394  ______________________________________________________________________
     HV6394  GEOID HEIGHT    -        -33.353 (meters)                     GEOID18
     HV6394  LAPLACE CORR    -         -3.84  (seconds)                    DEFLEC18
     HV6394  HORZ ORDER      -  THIRD
     HV6394
     HV6394.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
     HV6394.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in January 1992.
     HV6394
     HV6394.Significant digits in the geoid height do not necessarily reflect accuracy.
     HV6394.GEOID18 height accuracy estimate available here.
     HV6394
     HV6394.Click photographs - Photos may exist for this station.
     HV6394
     HV6394.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC18 derived deflections.
     HV6394
     HV6394. The following values were computed from the NAD 83(1991) position.
     HV6394
     HV6394;                    North         East     Units Scale Factor Converg.
     HV6394;SPC MD       -   145,367.746   444,382.392   MT  0.99995134   +0 19 17.3
     HV6394;SPC MD       -   476,927.35  1,457,944.56   sFT  0.99995134   +0 19 17.3
     HV6394;UTM  18      - 4,315,067.210   371,119.808   MT  0.99980453   -0 56 09.4
     HV6394
     HV6394_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 18SUJ7111915067(NAD 83)
     HV6394
     HV6394                          SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
     HV6394
     HV6394  NAD 83(1986)-  38 58 30.39439(N)    076 29 16.12455(W) AD(       ) 3
     HV6394  NAD 27      -  38 58 29.99486(N)    076 29 17.26570(W) AD(       ) 3
     HV6394  USSD        -  38 58 30.35300(N)    076 29 17.07800(W) AD(       ) 3
     HV6394
     HV6394.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
     HV6394
     HV6394.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
     HV6394.See file dsdata.pdf to determine how the superseded data were derived.
     HV6394
     HV6394_MARKER: 90 = CHURCH SPIRE
     HV6394_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
     HV6394+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - March 14, 2010
     HV6394
     HV6394  HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Report By
     HV6394  HISTORY     - 1933     FIRST OBSERVED   CGS
     HV6394  HISTORY     - 1956     GOOD             CGS
     HV6394  HISTORY     - 1960     GOOD             CGS
     HV6394  HISTORY     - 20010331 GOOD             NGS
     HV6394  HISTORY     - 20031230 GOOD             GEOCAC
     HV6394  HISTORY     - 20050718 GOOD             USPSQD
     HV6394  HISTORY     - 20100314 GOOD             GEOCAC
     HV6394
     HV6394                          STATION DESCRIPTION
     HV6394
     HV6394'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (ELJ)
     HV6394'THE POINT RECOVERED WAS A TALL, PROMINENT, CHURCH SPIRE, ABOUT
     HV6394'0.3 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE STATE CAPITOL DOME AT ANNAPOLIS,
     HV6394'MARYLAND.  THIS IS THE MOST PROMINENT SPIRE IN THE VICINITY AND
     HV6394'IS CHARTED AS A LANDMARK.
     HV6394
     HV6394                          STATION RECOVERY (1960)
     HV6394
     HV6394'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (GFW)
     HV6394'STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
     HV6394'
     HV6394'THE RECOVERY NOTE BY E.L.J. IN 1956 IS COMPLETE AND ADEQUATE.
     HV6394
     HV6394                          STATION RECOVERY (2001)
     HV6394
     HV6394'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 2001 (DB)
     HV6394'THIS REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE US POWER SQUADRONS.
     HV6394
     HV6394                          STATION RECOVERY (2003)
     HV6394
     HV6394'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2003 (APC)
     HV6394'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
     HV6394
     HV6394                          STATION RECOVERY (2005)
     HV6394
     HV6394'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2005 (FM)
     HV6394'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
     HV6394
     HV6394                          STATION RECOVERY (2010)
     HV6394
     HV6394'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2010 (LPC)
     HV6394'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

    Log: Recovered in good condition during a quick 2-night getaway to Annapolis. I’ve walked by St. Mary’s a couple of times during our stay, and I decided to snap a photo, as I’ve been trying to get back into benchmarking after geocaching.com dropped support for it, and I’ve finally settled on a way to log my benchmark recoveries going forward. I had logged a couple of other prominent benchmarks in town (the capitol dome and the St Ann’s spire) back in 2018. Great to be back.

  • KB1488 SPRINGFIELD STATE CAPITOL DOME

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1    National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = MAY 10, 2025 13:39:18 EDT
 KB1488 ***********************************************************************
 KB1488  DESIGNATION -  SPRINGFIELD STATE CAPITOL DOME
 KB1488  PID         -  KB1488
 KB1488  STATE/COUNTY-  IL/SANGAMON
 KB1488  COUNTRY     -  US
 KB1488  USGS QUAD   -  SPRINGFIELD WEST (2018)
 KB1488
 KB1488                         *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
 KB1488  ______________________________________________________________________
 KB1488* NAD 83(1997) POSITION- 39 47 54.27650(N) 089 39 17.73204(W)   ADJUSTED
 KB1488  ______________________________________________________________________
 KB1488  GEOID HEIGHT    -        -32.548 (meters)                     GEOID18
 KB1488  LAPLACE CORR    -          1.07  (seconds)                    DEFLEC18
 KB1488  HORZ ORDER      -  THIRD
 KB1488
 KB1488.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
 KB1488.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in October 1999.
 KB1488
 KB1488.Significant digits in the geoid height do not necessarily reflect accuracy.
 KB1488.GEOID18 height accuracy estimate available here.
 KB1488
 KB1488.Click photographs - Photos may exist for this station.
 KB1488
 KB1488.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC18 derived deflections.
 KB1488
 KB1488. The following values were computed from the NAD 83(1997) position.
 KB1488
 KB1488;                    North         East     Units Scale Factor Converg.
 KB1488;SPC IL W     -   347,731.325   743,825.309   MT  0.99996481   +0 19 39.2
 KB1488;SPC IL W     - 1,140,848.52  2,440,366.87   sFT  0.99996481   +0 19 39.2
 KB1488;UTM  16      - 4,408,755.331   272,696.481   MT  1.00023613   -1 42 00.4
 KB1488
 KB1488_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 16SBK7269608755(NAD 83)
 KB1488
 KB1488                          SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
 KB1488
 KB1488  NAD 83(1986)-  39 47 54.28626(N)    089 39 17.72156(W) AD(       ) 3
 KB1488  NAD 27      -  39 47 54.09500(N)    089 39 17.35800(W) AD(       ) 3
 KB1488
 KB1488.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
 KB1488
 KB1488.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
 KB1488.See file dsdata.pdf to determine how the superseded data were derived.
 KB1488
 KB1488_MARKER: 87 = DOME
 KB1488_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
 KB1488+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - May 23, 2015
 KB1488
 KB1488  HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Report By
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 1934     FIRST OBSERVED   CGS
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 1957     GOOD             CGS
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 1958     GOOD             CGS
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 1959     GOOD             CGS
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 1962     GOOD             CGS
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 1976     GOOD             NGS
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 1976     GOOD             NGS
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 1980     GOOD             NGS
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 1989     GOOD             USPSQD
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 20090707 GOOD             GEOCAC
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 20120716 GOOD             GEOCAC
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 20120725 GOOD             GEOCAC
 KB1488  HISTORY     - 20150523 GOOD             GEOCAC
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION DESCRIPTION
 KB1488
 KB1488'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (JBW)
 KB1488'THE POSITION OF THIS STATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1934 BUT NO
 KB1488'DESCRIPTION WAS WRITTEN.
 KB1488'
 KB1488'THE STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE FLAG POLE AT THE TOP OF
 KB1488'THE DOME OF THE ILLINOIS STATE CAPITOL BUILDING LOCATED IN THE
 KB1488'CENTRAL SECTION OF SPRINGFIELD WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SECOND
 KB1488'STREET AND CAPITOL AVENUE. IT IS A STONE AND STEEL STRUCTURE ON
 KB1488'TOP OF A STONE BUILDING. THE TOP OF THE DOME IS 361 FEET HIGH AND THE
 KB1488'TOP OF THE FLAG POLE IS 405 FEET HIGH.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (1958)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (GDB)
 KB1488'IT IS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE STATE CAPITOL BLDG. IN SPRINGFIELD,
 KB1488'ILLINOIS.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (1959)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (GWM)
 KB1488'THE STATION WAS FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION AT THIS TIME.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (1962)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (JVT)
 KB1488'THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (1976)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1976 (LHW)
 KB1488'THE SPRINGFIELD STATE CAPITOL BUILDING DOME IS LOCATED IN THE
 KB1488'CENTRAL SECTION OF SPRINGFIELD, WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SECOND
 KB1488'STREET AND CAPITOL AVENUE.  THE TOP OF THE DOME IS 361 FEET HIGH,
 KB1488'CONSTRUCTED OF STONE AND STEEL.  THE STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE
 KB1488'BASE OF THE FLAGPOLE AT THE TOP OF THE DOME.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (1976)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1976 (AMS)
 KB1488'THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
 KB1488'
 KB1488'AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--LOCATED IN
 KB1488'SPRINGFILED, ILLINOIS.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (1980)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1980 (RMM)
 KB1488'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED IN GOOD CONDITION.
 KB1488'
 KB1488'AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--IN SPRINGFIELD.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (1989)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1989 (GMC)
 KB1488'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (2009)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2009 (LPC)
 KB1488'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (2012)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2012 (RFC)
 KB1488'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (2012)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2012 (LPC)
 KB1488'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
 KB1488
 KB1488                          STATION RECOVERY (2015)
 KB1488
 KB1488'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2015 (DSA)
 KB1488'MARK FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION

    Log: Recovered in good condition on 4/7/2023 while visiting Springfield. We visited the Lincoln museum and Oak Ridge Cemetery, and enjoyed good food and beer at Obed and Isaac’s before making the long drive to Midway to fly home. Not my first time visiting Springfield, and likely won’t be my last. The photo below was taken from several blocks away and cropped.

    This is my first stab at logging a benchmark recovery here. I am writing this on 5/10/2025, and will attempt to backdate the post to the actual recovery date.

    KB1488, "SPRINGFIELD STATE CAPITOL DOME"