Kingscliff Baseline PM90205 Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 24-Dec-15. Waypoint TP7257
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S28° 14.581' E153° 34.119' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 555785E 6875745N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 7 m |
| Local Government Area: | Tweed |
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Description
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station and photograph the GZ.
Official Code: PM90205
Official Name: Kingscliff Baseline PM90205
A trig point (also known as a Trigonometric Station) typically consists of a black disc on top of four metal legs or concrete pillar, resembling a navigation beacon. It is also accompanied by a metal disc, which is located directly below the center point of the tripod or on top of the pillar itself.
Trig points are generally located at the top of hills or points of prominence in the landscape. Many provide unique views and challenges, with some being difficult to get to.
Trig points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance, elevation, and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps. The series of "Kingscliff Baseline PM" 'trigs' is for the training of surveyors, and calibration (if need be) of their 'equipments'. This series seems unique, in that the trig pillars are not a regular distance apart, with some hundreds of metres apart, with another very close. These work in the exactly the same manner as any other NSW concrete trig pillar (where the measurement device is mounted with the three screws, on top of the pillar).
To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the trig point, along with your GPS receiver and (preferably) yourself. Long distance / telephoto type pictures are against the spirit of this cache. You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the trig point.
Please respect local laws and regulations when searching for trig points. If you believe that a trig point is located on private property, and permission to photograph it is not forthcoming, or in a dangerous location, you may archive the cache, by clicking on Log this Cache and place an "Archived" log on the Geocaching Australia website.
If you feel that you can add to the description of this trig point or adjust the difficulty / terrain ratings, please feel free to edit this cache and amend the information suitably.
Access: Just a nice beach-side walk is required to find the SEVEN (x 7) similar trigs - NO VEHICLES allowed beside the trigs
Hints
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Decode |
Logs
A quick find today.
Thanks for the cache.
A quick find today.
Thanks for the cache.
Left the car and went for a quick wander up and down the line, collecting photos as we went.
The seven Baseline Trigs all look the same. TP7253 Kingscliff Baseline PM90201 shows I’m at this location. I’ve added the remaining six Trig images in a collage with the log for TP7254 Kingscliff Baseline PM90202. This is my fifth Baseline Trig find of the day out of seven. They are all close together. No interesting story with these finds so here’s some random information about 5
A two dimensional shape with 5 sides is a pentagon. If the sides have equal lengths then it’s a regular pentagon. If you get a dozen of these regular pentagons and equally stick them together to form a three dimensional solid then you now have a dodecahedron….. which, is one of the 5 existing ’platonic solids’.
I wanted to try and find a nearby cache so I could replace the log which I did.
I have already started collecting these Kingy Trigs so as I was close enough I decided to get these too. But I didnt realise I still missed one.
Oh well still within the 5km radius (just) so I will just have to go back
Interest history about why they are here. Thanks for the TrigPoint cache.
A preschool group we’re having a lovely picnic nearby.
Then it was back to the van to move on a little closer to the 4th.
Sounds lazy but it was getting late and we still had to get somewhere to stay for the night.
Thanks.
Note: Photo didn't load with log through app. Photo lost.
Caching in the area with whitewebbs and snapped this trig.
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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*FTF* @ 1015, and a Merry Christmas (I had just returned from 3 weeks in Thailand)
