Old Pines - Frankston PM 396 Frankston, Victoria, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP4260
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S38° 7.789' E145° 9.794' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 339014E 5778187N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 68 m |
| Local Government Area: | Frankston |
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Description
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.
This Trigonometric Station is located in The Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve. Parking is available at S38 07.509 E145 09.830 (Excelsior Drive), with a park information board and map located in a small shelter nearby.
Mark Name: Frankston PM 396
Alternate Name: Old Pines
Mark Number: 261903960
Stamped ID: 59002
Status: OK
Beacon: Yes
Lat/Long: S38 07’ 47.3402" E145 09’47.6186"
UTM: E339014.346 N5778187.810
Reduced Level (Height): 69.140m
http://maps.land.vic.gov.au/lassi/downloadSketches.do?MARK_ID=14816
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: 69.5
PID: 2950224
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
The Terrain has been upgrade to a 3.5 owing to the fact there is a nice big sand hill getting near to GZ.
But all in all it's a great park.
Hints
Hc gur Uvyy gur Ovt bar |
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Decode |
Logs
This is one of the simpler TP's to find, the only real challenge is that bloody hill!
Regardless, this was a fun cache to head to today and there are a couple of photos attached to my log.
Thanks Geocaching Australia.
TP's are fun!
Up the hill and to the structure and a few photos were taken before I departed.
All looks to be structurally sound with a bit of graffiti the only minor issue.
TFTC, Brainiac03
Somehow I have not yet managed to log this one, but I dare say I have a few photos taken here over the past six years.
Awesome experience for us both
Thankyou
Photo taken on July 14th, 2013... finally uploaded tonight as I realised I'd never gotten around to logging the find.
GCA#376
One of the many trigs we have found in our travels.
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience.
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- Walked up "Boundary Tk" towards GZ
- Great Panaromic Views
.It's hard to believe that this hasn't been visited in over a year
.Thanks Geocaching Australia.
Great spot here
Thanks
TFTC
This place is called Trig Point, or at least it was locally when I was growing up. As a kid, I was obsessed with a children's science fiction TV show called The Tomorrow People - some might say I still am as I travelled to England for a Tomorrow People convention two years ago.I dreamed of being a tomorrow person - the next stage of human evolution. As a kid I lived in what was then a naval housing estate just near the entry to this reserve. In the Tomorrow People, the great alien government that ruled the galaxy and watched earth's development was called the Galactic Trig. I used to imagine Trig Point was obviously linked to them and it was where they were watching me from as a potential Tomorrow Person. I was a kid. I dreamed. And this cache took me back there.
As usual, my photos are taken using the GPS's built-in camera so it's not in frame. (I haven't checked but hopefully the geotag data follows through in the resized image?)A few climbing sundews (Drosera macrantha) nearby for the botanically-minded (my photo was blurry
)- I've only seen them growing on the highest sand hills here and at Langwarrin too.Came to the area to grab another cache from the other website, and this was nearby too!
Being a surveyor, I've looked up the details for this trigonometric station using the Survey Marks Enquiry Service (SMES), and have been able to find it's formal and alternative name. Therefore, I have elected to change the name of this TrigPoint cache to 'Old Pines - Frankston PM 396', rather than keeping the generic name 'Kananook Area'.
Mark Name: Frankston PM 396
Alternate Name: Old Pines
Mark Number: 261903960
Stamped ID: 59002
Status: OK
Beacon: Yes
Lat/Long: S38 07’ 47.3402†E145 09’47.6186â€
UTM: E339014.346 N5778187.810
Reduced Level (Height): 69.140m
Surveyors use these trig stations and beacons, and are considered the absolute prime survey markers – the beacons being placed over them so that they can be seen and observed to by theodolites from great distances. Nowadays, with the widespread use of accurate differential GPS systems by surveyors, many of these beacons are now left to become overgrown.
My walk here today was brisk, knowing (and seeing) that a rain band was swiftly making it's way across the bay! With Mrs38 currently having the GPSmap60CSx with her overseas, I had to make use of the carnav Nuvi250W to find and confirm my find (see photo’s). My visit was at 1pm. TFTC!
Regards, 38 degrees south.
Found @1400.
After parking the goemobile i headed of to GZ on a nice easy stroll on a nice board walk the on to a nice little sandy track through the bush land then when i came to a clearing i saw something that was not in my liking a nice sandy hill that had had a 4WD chewwing it up so it made for a bit of a slog up the hill but it was worth it in the end.
I will attach a profile of the hill soon.
