Ryde Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Apr-11. Waypoint TP5650
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 48.933' E151° 6.258' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 324546E 6256679N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 68 m |
| Local Government Area: | Ryde |
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Description
Ryde TS3989R
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Ryde.
Serial number is: TS3989R.
Last Inspected on: January 16, 1979.
Elevation is: 97 metres.
Passive Trig Station, the white Cross is the aiming point
Old parish maps show "Ryde T.S" right where the church spire is located, in Church Street, Ryde. The large white cross on top is apparently the trig. GC cache "She's Apples" is at the edge of the cemetery too.
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
Gur pebff vf rnfvyl cubgbtencurq sebz gur arneol sbbgcngu. |
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Logs
Found during a run up to the big Lane Cove Event with Sol de Lune, Toy Hunters and LuckyL10n when we decided to grab a bunch of trigs as well. 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 !
The trig was quickly 'found'. Piccie taken and posted.
Thanks Geocaching Australia !
Similar to some I've seen in Queensland the trig is apparently the large white cross - such crosses are a bit unusual on non-Catholic churches of this era apparently.
A good bit of history.
cheers,
Wal
The beautiful church actually has a GC cache nearby (not actually on the church grounds) so I knew the area well.
I parked briefly in the church car park, took my photos, and was on my way in less than two minutes.
Nice Church anyway.I didn't think I'd ever see this type of trig station.
TFTC
