Lix Ingleside, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 27-Jan-11. Waypoint TP5603
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 40.783' E151° 16.441' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 340004E 6272018N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 177 m |
| Local Government Area: | Northern Beaches |
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Description
Lix TS2868
The official name of this Trig Station is: Lix.
Serial number is; TS2868.
Last inspected on: October 10, 1977.
Elevation is: 174 metres.
This trig was located on old parish maps. Using Google Earth and Nearmap, the presence of the trig was confirmed and the coordinates determined using Google Earth. The name on the map was 'Lix'. Access appears to be through bushland off Laurel Road. The trig appears to be near the edge of a cliff, so extreme caution is advised.
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.
Hints
Pbapergr crqrfgny jvgu inarf. Anzr cyngr vagnpg. |
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Logs
This trig was found @ 1726, 26/12/1983 - solo, and photographed.
Revisited this Saturday, 9/4/2016, @ 1100. There was an "Open Day" sign out for the neighbouring house, so I was bit cautious as I approached the trig through bushland corridor next to it. I was photographing the trig when I heard noise below the boulder the trig is built on, and thought it might have been either some local lads, or some potential buyers checking out the bush outside the property. But NO! It was a couple of wallabies, that went bounding off! Beautiful, so close to 'suburbia'.
A white-painted, concrete 'Hotine' pedestal, with plastic post, black semi-circular vanes, and a Nameplate - Bonus!
Near where I parked a man was waving a tall stick in the air with a shirt tied to the end of it like a flag. That's odd, I thought. Minutes later a large flock of pigeons swooped overhead and circled around him before flying into the shed behind him.
Found at 11:28 am.
We navigated to Laurel Road West and then took the only obvious trail to the right up to the rocky ridge (quite visible on the satellite map) and headed off. We'd gone quite a distance when rogerw3 asked, should we turn on the GPSr and check? At this moment we both looked up and spotted the classic pedestal trig right at the edge of the cliff!
All was in good order -- vanes, side name plaque, top plate, etc. It's wonderful to find a trig that hasn't been at all vandalised.
We were the 2TF, after Yurt.
Great find and great views to end a great trig day!
One of the best. Very happy to re-find this one.
