Woronora Woronora Dam, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP1586
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S34° 6.990' E150° 57.135' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 311138E 6223033N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 280 m |
| Local Government Area: | Sutherland |
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Description
Woronora TS4858F
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Woronora.
Serial number is: TS4858F.
Last Inspected on: July, 1995.
Elevation is: 282 metres.
This Concrete Pillar used to have a steel tripod with mast and vanes over the top of it, this was dismantled in July 1995.
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.
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Additional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 281.88
PID: 2950543
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
Quick walk up a steep hill, GeoDirk and HanorahTLG are only coming because I promised them rice crackers at the top!
Found a friendly spider close by.
The pedestal sit exactly in the middle of the remnants of the original cairn the circular outline can still be clearly seen.
There is cache right there but I could not be bothered to look for it as it is a micro (a film can at that) in fact I forgot all about it until 50 metres down the track on the way back and it took all of a micro second to decide it was not worth the trouble!
Stopped by here today whilst doing a long bushwalk around Heathcote NP. Beautiful day for walking.
Cheers,
Michael.
best wishes,
Wal
No views from the trig as the trees have overgrown, but plenty to see from a nearby peak or two.
A great location and an amazing National park. Oh to be able to cache in it.
TFTC Wilbert67
