Ashfield Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
By
steptoe on 18-Apr-10. Waypoint TP5382
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 53.948' E151° 7.477' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 326596E 6247444N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 55 m |
| Local Government Area: | Canterbury-Bankstown |
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Description
Ashfield TS653
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Ashfield. Serial number is: TS653. Last Inspected on: May 2, 1985. Elevation is: 83 metres.
Attempting the nearby Peace Park cache, I noticed this trig tower on top of the Water Tower, so had to add it on GCA.
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
Anyway, made my way to GZ and grabbed the snaps I needed for this find. TFTT Geocaching Australia 
The trig is viewable from Peace Park, a great park, lots of local history and a large playground for the geokiddies to play one. Snapped this photo of the trig while waiting for muggles to vacate GZ for the GC multi. Could not include my GPS as I am caching by phone at the moment.
GCA find #4
The Ashfield reservoir, WS3 is listed on the Sydney Water web site as a heritage item and the site has some interesting information about it. It is one of a group of four similar elevated reservoirs in the Sydney Water system, build in 1912 and has a capacity of 4.6ml.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c902d759-dcf3-42c4-b882-9603c06bd6c5
we laughed because the muggles would think we are crazy to take some photos of each other with gps, oh well we enjoyed ourselves. Thanks for bringing us here 
)Funnily enough right next door is a happy little cache of mine that doesnt get enough attention. Consider it pimped! From GZ of "And World Peace..." (GC21H58) is a great place to snap the trig station! Cheers!