National Geodetic Survey

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CZ1648

PID	Report Date	COND	AGENCY	COP	TEXT
CZ1648	1962	S	CGS	HWK	THE STATION IS 26 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF TUCSON, 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF ORACLE JUNCTION, 1/4 MILE NORTHWEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 77, ON ROLLING RANGE LAND WHICH DRAINS WEST INTO BIG WASH. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 80 AND 89 AND STATE HIGHWAY 77 AT ORACLE JUNCTION, ABOUT 23 MILES NORTH OF TUCSON, DRIVE NORTHEAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 77 FOR 3.85 MILES TO A MACADAM SURFACED SIDE ROAD ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE NORTHEAST ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 0.95 MILE TO A BLADED SIDE ROAD ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT, CROSS OVER A CATTLE GUARD, THENCE TURN LEFT ONTO A TRACK ROAD AND DRIVE SOUTHWEST AND WEST ON THE TRACK ROAD FOR 1.0 MILE TO THE STATION. SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND-STATION MARKS ARE STANDARD DISKS, EACH STAMPED SANTA 1962. THE SURFACE-STATION MARK IS SET IN THE TOP OF A CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE MONUMENT, 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER, PROJECTING 1-INCH ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 100 YARDS SOUTH OF A WASH, 142.5 FEET NORTHEAST OF A FENCE CORNER AND 4.5 FEET WEST OF A WOODEN WITNESS POST WITH A METAL SIGN ATTACHED. REFERENCE MARK 1, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED SANTA NO 1 1962, IS SET IN THE TOP OF A CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE MONUMENT, 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER, PROJECTING 8 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS ABOUT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION MARK. REFERENCE MARK 2, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED SANTA NO 2 1962, IS SET IN THE TOP OF A CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE MONUMENT, 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER, PROJECTION 1-INCH ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS ABOUT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION MARK.
CZ1648	1977	G	NGS	TT	THE STATION AND REFERENCE MARKS WERE RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. DISTANCE TO REFERENCE MARKS CHECKED THE 1962 MEASUREMENT AND ANGLE BETWEEN RMS CHECKED BY 1 MINUTE. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--7 MILES WEST OF ORACLE. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 5 FEET.
CZ1648	1983	G	AZDT	GH	THE STATION MARK AND REFERENCE MARKS WERE RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. THE OLD ROUTE TO THE STATION IS NOW ON POSTED PROPERTY AND A NEW ROUTE TO THE STATION FOLLOWS. TO REACH THE STATION FROM ORACLE JUNCTION TRAVEL NORTHEAST ALONG STATE ROUTE 77 FOR 3.85 MILES TO A PAVED ROAD ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT FOR ABOUT 200 FEET TO A TRACK ROAD ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT FOR ABOUT 0.1 MILE AND THEN BEAR LEFT, CROSS A SMALL WASH AND TRAVEL ABOUT 0.1 MILE TO THE TOP OF A SMALL RIDGE AND THE STATION WHICH IS ABOUT 150 FEET NORTHEAST OF A FENCE CORNER.