Dagworth Gillieston Heights, New South Wales, Australia
By
gd___ on 13-Oct-09. Waypoint TP5153
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S32° 45.350' E151° 32.300' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 363076E 6374835N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 34 m |
| Local Government Area: | Maitland City |
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Description
Dagworth TS1764
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Dagworth.
Serial number is: TS1764.
Last inspected on: May 28, 2008.
Elevation is: 35 meters.
Dagworth Trig was erected in 1972 on the then Dagworth Station. It is now on the traffic island in the new estate of Darcy's Peak. There is some history on a plaque at the bottom of the trig.
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.
Logs
How often do you find a TS right in the middle of a street!!? How awesome! The trig is actually in excellent condish too with everything in tact including a plaque with some extra info at the base of the pedestal. You can see that the surveyors of the development which is now established here had designed this tee intersection around the location of the TS which I think is very cool. TFTC!
Found this on an overcast and showery Saturday morning with my Geo-daughters
. TFTC.Great to see a trig not demolished when the suburbs come close. Looks like this one has had a bit of facelift and hopefully it will be here for years to come.
A great example of a trig point.
Had just found another Trig (Black Hill Spur), that doesn't appear on the database (it seems), so it is nice to grab one that is listed!
Nice to see the name plate, and in such good condition.
When I pulled out my map to work out how to get to Smith TP a local asked if I was lost, no, just working out where another is!
Took the photos, then back on the road before heading back to Taree.
The nearby cache has gone, but trig points remain evermore!
Interesting plaque under the trig. I thought it quite unusual to still have a trig point in the middle of an estate, let alone made a feature. Impressive.
Thanks gd__ for adding this one.
