Nattery Hill Carrick, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP2197

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S34° 43.623' E149° 52.853' (WGS 84)
	55H 763794E 6153445N (UTM)
Elevation:	753 m
Local Government Area:	Goulburn Mulwaree

Map

Whodunit Geocache

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.

Access: Please close gates, if closed; Check with owner/leaser if able.

Addtional Information
Official Code: TS3349
Official Name: Nattery
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 767
PID: 2948277
Other Information: Geoscience Australia

Logs

06-Jul-22

gazza959

Found on a cold damp day, along Rampton Hills Rd

Rated: for Overall Experience

18-Apr-21

Just a cacher

A quick grab with Black Bunny.

Thanks for the trig.

Rated: for Overall Experience

gazza959

17-Apr-21

Black Bunny

A quick drive by grab and easily spotted from Rampion Hills Rd.

Thanks for the trig.

Rated: for Overall Experience

24-May-20

alnic39

Happy to replace my erroneous log with one with the actual trig. About 2km down Rampion Hills Rd...and there it was.

Rated: for Overall Experience

24-May-20

alnic39

This trig is viewable from Rampion Hills Rd, so I am unarchiving.

20-Nov-17

Geocaching Australia

This trig appears to be on private property and is really not accessible for cachers to visit. For these reasons the listing is being archived.

If in the future the location does becomes accessible and the trig is re-visited, the listing can be unarchived by logging an 'Unarchived' log.

The FTF photo's show there is a trig there, albeit probably on private property, so distance shots of a tower and not the trig are not appropriate.

16-Nov-17

teamMerlin

Spotted this trig whilst heading south on our way down to Kosciuszko

18-Feb-17

Wilbert67

A great day of caching in the highlands and Goulburn. Had lots of puzzles solved in the preparation and was determined to do multi's or any unusual caches as well. Ended up with only 3 dnf for the day and lots of funny and good finds, thanks for putting out all the caches.
TFTC Wilbert67

Rated: for Overall Experience

06-Nov-16

Little Panther

S34° 43.418' E149° 51.587'

Found this with my car companion TOC.

06-Nov-16

Throsbyonchurch

S34° 43.418' E149° 51.587'

I was out at Carrick locating a new geocache and as I now have Geocaches, Waymarks and Trig Points loaded on my GPS I can be fairly sure I won't bypass any of these like I used to. Heading to the Hume following the cache find I noted Nattery Hill was getting close. I found a position with a good view of the Trig Site and extracted my binoculars for a better view, measurements indicating it was just under 2km distant. In hindsight not the best place to view the Trig. It is viewable with the naked eye, I used my binoc's to clarify I could, in fact, see the Trig. Think I will venture down there again and see if I can get any closer.

Rated: for Overall Experience

07-Jul-15

MrDamage

*FTF* Found 5:30pm. I had seen this on the map a little while ago and I wanted to check it out as no one had been to it yet. I was on my commute to Canberra and had the BF with me from one of my geodaughters. The commute should have started earlier in the day but I am trying to recover from a bad cold. Anyway I thought we could still give it a shot even though it was going dark. I approached from Rampion Hills rd and worked out that one of the gated tracks would lead us close near the base of the hill so throwing caution to the wind opened the gate as the first gate was not locked and drove in, re closed the gate (important) and drove past the little dam, where I parked the geovehicle to one side. Just as we were parking could see the local cows in the next property over were being called in. Anyway I took the position that if approached or challenged I'd explain my mission and that I thought there may be public access as long as the gate was kept closed since there was no signage saying to keep out or otherwise, nor locks. But I urge caution as it probably is leased land since as we got higher up the hill we encountered sheep and a large flock moved off in front of us until we got to the trig itself. But we had to go over/through another fence near a gate, before we could start to climb the mountain/hill. To the right you can see a blue metal quarry of what appears to be one. Got to the top of the hill but unfortunately light was fading fast. A nice view from here though. My photos aren't the clearest as 1) iPhone cameras aren't great in poor light and 2) trying to take a photo holding another device at the same time and trying to touch a button to take the photo is difficult without some shake.
Anyway I've found it. The return trip down the hill we took the same path more or less. But because it got dark ended up using the phone lights to show the ground a little better.
The trig itself is a little different to others being short with a base of piled up rocks..
My rating is for the view. But beware of land ownership. Maybe worth first checking if you have the time.

Rated: for Overall Experience