Lambton Heights Res New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
By
The Cash Man on 15-Jan-11. Waypoint TP5583
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S32° 55.972' E151° 41.358' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 377462E 6355393N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 146 m |
| Local Government Area: | Newcastle City |
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Description
Lambton Heights Res TS2791R
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Lambton Heights Res.
Serial number is: TS2791R.
Last Inspected on: September 1990.
Elevation is: 160 metres.
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.
Logs
I had a moveable cache called "school" with me and I considered hiding it somewhere near one of my old schools as I was passing through the area. In the end I didn't really want to drive out of my way to either so stuck to the (current) city bypass and stopped to hide it here. Picked up the trig find whilst here obviously.
On the way home from the Newcadtle showground we took a slight detour to find this trig. We couldn't see it at first, but then we noticed the smaller reservoir situated behind the large reservoir. Like most of the trigs in the Newcastle area this was still in great shape.
No issues with the neighbouring dog for me today. Don't be fooled by the big reservoir...go behind!
Rated: for Overall Experience
We drove up and parked at the boom gate.
The dog next door wasn't very happy about us being there though!!
Thanks.
The dog next door wasn't very happy about us being there though!!
Thanks.
While travelling in the area we located this trig atop the water tank. The required photo has been added to the gallery. TFTT
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Caching in the area we came across this trig and snapped the required pic which is added to the gallery..
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience.
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#GA2654 - 11:05; Day three of the 2018 Oz Geomuster mission with Sol de lune. After a day hitting the geoart trail put out for the muster with Sdl and albida33 yesterday, today was all about finding GCA caches and perhaps picking up a dragonZone or two in the process. The plan for the day was to start in Morisset (naturally enough), work our way around Lake Macquarie and in to Newcastle, then on to Maitland and Abermain before heading back to camp. There had been a change of plans when there was a heavy overnight fog which left our tarps quite wet, so we decided to hit the trail, then return to camp to collect our swags once things had dried out later in the day, before heading for points north. We had finished collecting trigs around the lake and were now in the suburbs headed towards Newcastle. Dropped by and grabbed a snap or two of this reservoir trig as we passed. TFTT Geocaching Australia
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Day three of an Easter trip with LuckyL10n to the 2018 Morisset Mega. Headed up via the northern beach suburbs of Sydney to grab a few trigs and dragonZones along the way. From there it was a trip around the lake to find a good assortment of trigs. A great day out while heading further north.
No problems with this one and the trig was soon spotted.
Another trig and another dragonZone crossed off. Thanks for the fun....
No problems with this one and the trig was soon spotted.
Another trig and another dragonZone crossed off. Thanks for the fun....
Rated: for Overall Experience
After being in Newcastle for a First Aid course I still had some spare time so on my way to Wallsend to get my certificate filed away I noticed this reservoir and trig on the way. Stopped and took a couple of photos
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Geocaching Australia (GCA) Cache Find Number 1007 - 9812 overall cache finds.
Found during a caching run around the Newcastle 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 (especialy 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 !
This one was a nice quick 'find' and a photo taken and posted.
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Found during a caching run around the Newcastle 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 (especialy 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 !
This one was a nice quick 'find' and a photo taken and posted.
TFTC Geocaching Australia !!
Rated: for Overall Experience
I was near here today with my sister to do the Color Run. We saw the reservoir on our way to the race & wondered if there was a trig. So we looked before heading home, confirmed there was indeed a trig here & made the detour to take the required photos.
Then we headed over to the nearby GC cache, for our first traditional find for the day.
Then we headed over to the nearby GC cache, for our first traditional find for the day.
Could hardly call this a surprise when the other cache here is called Lookout Trig but it did take a minute to find it.
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I had Blackbut Trig on my list of caches to find for Geosportz (needing a cache with a colour from the olypics rings in the name), so I rocked up today, turned the GPS on and walked around to trig then looked at the GPS to see the caches name had been changed thus changing my Geosportz plans.
Having gone past this trig thousands of times, it was time to stop and log it.
Just arrived here in time for a picture before it became too dark.
Surprised to see the old water tower with the trig point still in good condition.
TFTC
Surprised to see the old water tower with the trig point still in good condition.
TFTC
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Found this while in the area looking for possible cache sites.
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