Regentville Glenmore Park, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 17-Apr-11. Waypoint TP5680
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 46.786' E150° 39.641' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 283390E 6259803N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 62 m |
| Local Government Area: | Penrith City |
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Description
Glenmore Park TS3890
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Regentville.
Serial number is: TS3890.
Last Inspected on: No Data.
Elevation is: 61 metres.
Metal framed trig on wooden post with no name plaque or other identifying features.
Can be photographed from fence beside nearest road, the small gate is usualy open in The Avenue, Glenmore Park.
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.
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 place 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
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Having travelled north to hunt down some GC Challenge caches, I am making my way back south using trig stations as my guide. Thanks for publishing them Geocaching Australia.
dZ info:
Found after work today during a work trip up in the Penrith 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 (especially 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. Very rustic looking !!
Thanks Geocaching Australia !
On our way home and stopped by a few in Penrith to finished the day. Neat looking trig.
We had done the nearby GC cache before the fun of trigs!?!
However, all went well and the sun was still on the horizon when I finally reached this interesting old trig. It's still in relatively good shape and doesn't show any signs of vandalism. You can take pictures from the fence, or walk a few metres and enter via a gate that shows no sign of a padlock.
And there's a GC cache hidden little more than 100 metres away, which was a bonus!
I also got to explore the ruins Sir John's Homestead before it got too dark.
A great find . . .
And since I was here anyway, I found that nearby GC cache as well
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