Boggabilla Silo TS7225 Boggabilla, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 12-Oct-10. Waypoint TP5466

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Type: TrigPoint
Container: Other
Coordinates: S28° 36.407' E150° 21.352' (WGS 84)
  56J 241442E 6832720N (UTM)
Elevation: 223 m
Local Government Area: Moree Plains

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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.

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30-Oct-24
A quick drive from Goondiwindi to continue some geocaching goodness!
Thanks for the cache Smile

 
16-Jul-24
A quick find after lunch in Goondiwindi
 
02-Nov-23
On a trip with Black Bunny to see family and friends north of the boarder and doing a bit of caching on the way.

A quick find here today.

Thanks for the trig
 
02-Nov-23
On a trip to see family and friends with Just a cacher and dropping in to grab a cache or two as we passed by.

A quick find here.

Thanks for the trig
 
16-May-23
Found on our trip of the Big Island
 
18-Apr-22
Photographed this as I entered Boggabilla. TFTC.
 
04-Apr-21
An easy one to spot ... it stands out quite clearly. Found while heading to the cemetery for an ICEM cache.

 
01-Apr-21
spotted from the ICEM cache at the cemetery. closer to gz for a picture. tftc
 
27-Mar-21
#GA5150 - 14:40; Day two of a road trip with Sol de lune as we head north for the CacheQLD - Dayboro Mega. After spending the night in Narrabri we stopped for a couple of local caches/trigs before setting off for Yarrie Lake for a short tour, then heading north for Moree, across the border at Goondawindi and on to Toowoomba for a couple of days. Picked up a snap of this trig after we arrived in Bogabilla. TFTT Geocaching Australia Very HappyClan Cerberus
 
29-Sep-19
was driving by
 
11-Aug-19
An easy spot on top of an unusual structure on top of an unpainted silo!!!
At least you can count on these trigs being there, not like the GC caches we attempted on either side of this one.
Thanks.
 
01-Aug-19
 
01-Aug-19
Thats a rather inconvenient location for a trig station! Hehe
 
10-Oct-18
Thanks for the trig

I found this trig while travelling back home from my sons wedding in Newcastle.

Found on Wednesday‎, ‎10‎ ‎October‎ ‎2018 at 1230

TFTT
 
08-Jul-18
Eighth and final cache we found this morning as we cleaned out two towns. A quick easy discover but trying to get a decent photo was another matter.
 
02-Apr-18
Day 3 of our trip from Melbourne to Cairns. We left Moree this morning and are actually spending the next two weeks watching the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
Two days ago I discovered that Trig Points were not displaying on my GPSr even though I had loaded them. After reloading them onto my phone I have had fun, while being a back-seat passenger, pointing out the Trig Points along our route.
This one was quite easy to see as we approached it so my husband stopped and took the required photo for me.
 
Came up to QLD to pick something up today with MrGT. I was his driving assistant and talking buddy. haha. Was a long drive and long day. He was kind enough to let me do a little caching before/while heading back home. Smile

Had to do a drive by photo because it was already late and we had a long way to go. Smile
 
31-Dec-17
Spotted this one from a distance. Very Happy
Stopped the car and took a photo.
Thanks Geocaching Australia.
 
04-Jul-17
Quickly spotted while driving through town. Stopped at a distance and soon had the photo in the bag.

Another water tank top trig.
 
25-Jun-17
saw the trig on the top. see pic.
 
Found this trig point as we were passing through Boggabilla area. Thanks for bringing our attention to it and other trig points.
 
27-Mar-17
Spotted this one from the parking area next to the Wobbly Boot Hotel. TFTC Very Happy
 
04-Oct-16
Heading south snapped this trig as a drive by - too easy.
 
13-May-14
Spotted this trig point while driving north. As usual hopped out of the car walked around a bit, dodged the trucks that kept rumbling past (approx 2 a minute) and recorded a copy of images. There must be an amazing amount of grain harvested to fill all of the silos and bulk grain depots that dot the country side.
 
12-Mar-14
Finished my big day in Goondiwindi and had time to drive over to do this one. I was lucky that I arrived at 1800 as this is a working site but I supposed I could have taken the picture from over the road. TFTC
 
29-Jul-12
Found going to Goondiwindi on our roundabout way to Girraween NP.
 
18-Jun-12
This morning we travelled from Narrabri to Goondiwindi and along the way we came across six elevated trig points mounted on water towers or grain silos. This was one of the trig points we found. The photo added to the Gallery contains two images: the first is of one of us with the trig point in the background; the second image is a closer view of the trig point marker. TFTC
 
17-May-11
A trig just down the road from the wobbly boot! Who would have thought
 
06-Mar-11
The last trig point for the trip! Makes the drive interesting. Thanks
 
12-Oct-10
Another unlisted Trig point that we (dark pixie and I) found on our way to Toowoomba. Found this one last year but weren't able to get a photo of it then. Unfortunatly this time the camera focused on the GPS but it can still be made out up on top. Will update the photo next time we go through.
 
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