North Penrith New Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 24-Sep-10. Waypoint TP5455
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 45.043' E150° 42.917' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 288375E 6263138N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 69 m |
| Local Government Area: | Penrith City |
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Description
North Penrith New TS10874
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: North Penrith New.
Serial number is: TS10874.
Last Inspected on: July 9, 1985.
Elevation is: 83 metres.
This replaces the old Trig (Penrith North Res) that was on the now demolished adjacent reservoir.
This is on top of the local water reservoir and as such out of bounds, but can be seen from several directions.
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 access. This one 'just' needs permission from the land lessee for access.
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. You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the trig point.
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 placing 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.
Logs
Found while searching for a nearby GC traditional
Found after work today during a work trip up in the Penrith region. 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. A nice red trig !
Thanks Geocaching Australia !
It might be a Res Trig, but now it is a found one 
I drove up the street and Geogirl spotted the nice easy to see red disk. Parked and took the photos. huge water tank this one.
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