Connors T.S. Bandon Grove, New South Wales, Australia
By
pprass on 04-Dec-10. Waypoint TP5526
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S32° 14.312' E151° 41.425' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 376619E 6432371N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 186 m |
| Local Government Area: | Dungog |
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Description
No metal disc on this trig, but it is a trig! The scenery here is quite special.
We discovered this trig station during our adventures on the Havoc Barrington Tops event. A lovely spot which on the day was calm and serene.
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 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, 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 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. Vandalism of the cache description or other information will result in your account being terminated.
ps: If anyone has any better co-ords, please post them.
Logs
My sports team was called Chichester and named after this area. Pulling up there today I recalled chanting the sports team cry upon my first visit. I bet I was that f-ing annoying child to everyone visiting there, repeating it over and over loudly because I was so exited and didn't think about other people back then. Hahaha
Found a cache and this trig and watched the water flooding over the wall. Was awesome. Here, have a dodgy photo as proof I was there. Abs why not a couple more for memory sake.
TFTC Wilbert67
We luckily found this after taking the wrong way to the GC cache as noone had the co-ordinates loaded!?!
However, I did expect it to be another trig (Henning) that I had seen on SIX Map NSW.
I went to the Office but was told I was unable to go and check out where Connors was shown to be. There is also a trig on the other side of the dam wall (Dusodie), but obviously that is unreachable for the general public.
Found as part of the HAVOC Crew last week at the Barrington Tops camping event. A great dam full to overflowing and top views from up here. Worth the effort to drive down plus there is a normal cache nearby too!