St George Lake George, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 22-Jun-13. Waypoint TP6728
Cache Details
Difficulty: | |
Terrain: | |
Type: | TrigPoint |
Container: | Other |
Coordinates: | S35° 2.640' E149° 22.247' (WGS 84) |
55H 716243E 6119507N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 890 m |
Local Government Area: | Yass Valley |
Description
St George TS5225
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: St George.
Serial number is: TS5225.
Last Inspected on: November 30, 1978.
Elevation is: 894 metres.
Trig is a cairn with mast and vanes.
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. 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
My second trip to Goulburn took me along the Ridge road where I eventually visited the two caches up here plus the trig.
Thanks.
TNLN
**Albida**
Slight lean but the old Trig is doing ok.
TFTC !!
Went in along Ridge road, passed a local, he smiled and waved at me, carried on past some bee hives, some more road, some MORE beehives, and finally a trig just off the road. Certainly obscured in the trees now. Then unsure of whether or not the road ended northwards, I returned the way I came.
(i also blame roger for publishing this for me..)
Do you know how weird it is finding a trig that no one else has apparently discovered?
How to get here, follow ridge road all the way. if you get signs saying private property, go back and go the other way at the forks in the road (does that make sence)
if you are driving past a load of beehives, you are going the right way.
If you can see a shirt tied to a tree, that may of been some careless scouts.. but you are in the right area