North Stradbroke (QGS 611) North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP3055
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S27° 26.912' E153° 27.848' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 545865E 6963798N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 151 m |
| Local Government Area: | Redland 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: 153
PID: 2950962
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
After a drive down from Point Lookout to Jumpinpin with the crew, and a team effort cache hide there, wayn0 and I temporarily split from the crew and headed back up the beach via a couple of DNF trig hunts. Wayn0 had already been here, done that. He knew the track here. We had a 4WD. He didn't tell me where we were headed. I was just enjoying the sandy 4WD adventure going up and up and up. Noticing we were going up a fair bit, I figured there was most probably a trig ahead. And there was. BUT...
Not only was there a trig pin in the ground to be found, but also the tripod of Tripod Track Lookout! And a small section of view down to the ocean etc. But the tripod!!!
Wayn0 had read on the trig sketch that the old trig had been dumped in the bush to the side. So we split up to search for it. It only took me about 15 meters before I made the find - a tripod of pipes welded together laying on its side partly buried in the sand amongst the Xanths and Banksias. What a find! I got a bit excited. I had been wandering around barefoot but didn't care about hurting my feet and got in there and scratched around a bit hoping to uncover the vanes. But, alas, no vanes were found. From a section of pipe that I did manage to dig up from where the tripod of legs meet, it would appear that the vane section was cut off/removed and dealt with separately. Dealt with separately could mean they took them away, or rolled them down the hill. Who knows. From a later similar find we learnt that the vanes would have been welded to the post so may have made a cool rolling toy till the sand slowed it to a stop... somewhere in this bush area.
Said tripod is just over the edge in the scrub to the West. Enjoy. If anyone finds the vanes, please post a pic of the find!
More info here..
https://qspatial.information.qld.gov.au/SurveyReport/SCR702105.pdf
Cheers
This time I was with Pprime and Fangsoki and realised that the car I was in last time would not have been able to get me to the spot. Pprime's Suzi handled it easily after a drop in air pressure and then we had a short stroll to the TP.
From discussion with the others it appears that the actual tripod mounting has long since been removed and all that remains is one leg and the survey marker.
Glad to make this one into a smilie.
No longer a standard double black disc trig only marker on ground.....(see picture)
Great views from up here
