TS5949 Tathra Tathra, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 02-Sep-09. Waypoint TP2274
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S36° 43.728' E149° 57.628' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 764377E 5931125N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 122 m |
| Local Government Area: | Bega Valley |
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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: 119.74
PID: 2947489
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
Found while on a caching run with mtrax and LuckyL10n doing the Saphire Surprise Tour (SST) and Brickfield Hill (BFH) series down the coast. While I mainly looked for GC caches, when an easy GCA cache comes along we go for that as well. Trigs are particularly nice to track down and find. I was very happy when they became part of the GCA cache family. Its especially satisfying if you have made a big climb up for one ! I have also now joined dragonZone in Clan Cerberus, so there are more reasons to find those GCA caches. Its interesting to find the many different types of trigs. From the traditional metal legs and vanes, to the concrete base with vanes, to the ones on top of water tanks (especially the red ones !), as well the new CORS type. When you look on a GCA map and see all those hundreds and hundreds of blue 'Z's it shows just how many there are out there. Shame so many are on private property and cannot be accessed at all. So as far as I'm concerned every trig that can be found and photographed is a real bonus !
The trig was quickly 'found'. Piccie taken and posted.
Thanks Geocaching Australia !
This one was a quick drive by although after parking the geomobile only 20 metres away from where the coordinates were, I still couldn't see it anywhere
It was hidden away in the scrub, unloved and unused for it's intended purpose
Still in remarkably good shape though considering it's location.
Most trigpoints in these easy to access areas have had the tops broken off them by vandals (like the nearby Merimbula Trig).
Unfortunately very limited views from this Trig Point as they are of course superseded and unused and the regrowth has screened any views.
The location has the obligatory infrastructure and has attracted an amount of rubbish dumped by lowlifes. What can I say?
