Ormeau Area Yatala, Queensland, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 02-Sep-09. Waypoint TP0951
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S27° 45.962' E153° 13.468' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 522116E 6928693N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 82 m |
| Local Government Area: | Gold Coast City |
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Description
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.
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.
These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps.
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.
The original collection of trig points has been sourced from Geoscience Australia and may contain inaccuracies.
Please respect local laws and regulations when searching for trig points. If you believe that a trig point is located on private property 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. Vandalism of the cache description or other information will result in your account being terminated.
Addtional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 86
PID: 2946674
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
It looked at a satellite image and saw what looked to be a street coming off Sandy Creek Road at S 027° 45.948' E 153° 13.218' I think this is actually just a driveway for the surrounding businesses. I parked at the end and was less than 200m away to GZ. I then proceeded to take a short walk up a hill and found the prize! No bush bashing, just some long grass on route. I love finding these things. I wonder if the person who carved this was nerdy like me and enjoyed their job. If yes then I’m sure this person would be quite chuffed about future nerds gaining joy from looking at their work long after they had gone. If no then he or she would think we are all crazy haha.
There’s a bunch of native bees here beeing themselves (did you see what I did there?? I know you saw it..
) I always like watching these little guys and it’s great to see them in the wild. I had better get myself to work now, lucky I’m only a few minutes away..
Drove up new road with no name & asked workers for permission to access.
Out and about caching with Tassie Trekkers and Mr T and Mr W made the trek to the trig. It was good to see an old blaze as a trig as not many left. TFTT
Caching in the area with whitewebbs this was one of the trigs we found. Managed to find an access point to this trig and make the trek. An interesting blaze on the tree.
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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As fathrtime said there is no tripod there but the tree with the carving is good evidence of the location.
Photo attached.
For this reason I chose to log this one as a did not find instead of archiving it as someone else may find this interesting to visit.
Access is via a track off Peachy Rd, Luscombe. The entry is not gated and the track should be followed past the dumped rubbish for about 500m before turning left on the uphill track to the summit.
