Port Macquarie Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP1335
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S31° 27.929' E152° 55.159' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 492335E 6518806N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 110 m |
| Local Government Area: | Port Macquarie-Hastings |
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Description
Port Macquarie TS3786
The official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Port Macquarie.
Serial number: TS3786.
Last inspected: May 4, 1979.
Elevation: 119 meters.
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: 119
PID: 2949245
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
Thanks.
Caching in the area with whitewebbs and snapped this trig. Quick drive by. Required pic has been added to the gallery.
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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Green - Phoenix, Blue - Cerberus or Orange - Minotaur. Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe. Out and about with Tassie Trekkers caching around Port Macquarie and surrounds and we stopped to photograph this trig. A drive by. A shame it has been defaced. TFTT
Great lookout, worth a visit.....
That last run up the hill was a bit steep
I got here though and the trig point was waiting.
Not much of a view though
Unless you like looking at communications towers
Great views for here.
From the photo that we took you can just see where we live!
As I was a group of 1 and only had a camera in phone it was a bit difficult to get trig, GPS & Me in 1 shot so am attacheding 2 (Trip point & GPS)
Found this at a high point in Port while finding adjacent cache...
Would have been great views had it not been for the dust storms.
