McComb Manly Vale, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 26-Mar-11. Waypoint TP5647
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 47.026' E151° 15.487' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 338724E 6260455N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 80 m |
| Local Government Area: | Northern Beaches |
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Description
McComb TS6234
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: McComb.
Serial number is: TS6234.
Last Inspected on: March 27, 1980.
Elevation is: 81 metres.
Go to the car park at the end of Gibbs Street and enter the bush. Follow the track until it turns to the right, don't be tempted to bushbash up the hill.
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.
Logs
Today I visited 6 trigs collecting over 13 years of unloved days. This was the first. Parked near the school and followed the trail around behind it. Approached in a straight line but then came back down via a trail of sorts. I thought the writing might have been a recent addition but it's mentioned in the first log. Wonder what its about?
Good to be clearing out the home radius again 
Checked with a Chinese friend at work who translated the characters as Reality, Generosity and Patience...
Very nice writing on this trig, Hindu and Chinese no idea what it means. You could hardly call it graffiti, it is so well done!
Unfortunately the name plaque has been souvenired but otherwise in good shape.
We of course went up the hard way but returned along the track.
We missed the correct path and bush bashed 75 metres up the slope! However, we returned to the GeoBuru2 the easy way . . .
Loved the decorative Hindu 'Shantih' symbol and the Chinese writing below it. Wonder what the latter really says? Can anyone translate?
It would be great if all graffiti was as carefully and artistically done as this inscription. IT looks like it belongs . . .
Sadly, the side name plaque was missing. But otherwise the trig was in pretty good shape.
Interesting line-of-sight, as noted by Yurt.
And of course we logged the nearby GC traditional, named 'Lockout.'
'Three Thumbs Up' for the wonderful inscription.
It was a well-maintained trig with a fresh looking paint job - surprisingly they hadn't painted over some symbolic looking graffiti (in an Asian language/character set - see photo). The vanes were intact and also nicely painted black. The plaque was sadly missing. However a clear line of sight had been cut through the bush allowing a view of the trig site at Beacon Hill (Manly T.S.) and in the other direction. I wonder why and for what purpose some trigs are maintained?
On the ground on the north side there was a square of concrete with a brass bolt in the centre. Interestingly the plate on top of the trig didn't indicate north but this bolt appeared in the right spot.
Well worth a look. GC cache 'Lockout' is about 100 metres away.
