Gerroa Gerroa, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 27-Sep-14. Waypoint TP7006
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S34° 46.723' E150° 49.305' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 300680E 6149334N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 17 m |
| Local Government Area: | Kiama |
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Description
Gerroa TS 7280
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Gerroa.
Serial number is: TS 7280.
Last Inspected on: July 14, 1978.
Elevation is: 16 metres.
Cairn was unpiled and the Trig plug preserved and enclosed in a PM hatch, this was also numbered PM46715.
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.
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Logs
This was a bit of a challenge but all good in the end.
While a surveyor was off enjoying the sunrise with his girlfriend I grabbed a multi-tool and opened the PM lid, to find that the hinge had broken off. Actually, when the surveyor came back from the rock platform I was able to lift the lid up with my fingers, by grabbing the 'hinge' part. I had pulled out a little of the dirt after clearing the spider webs, and the steel pin was exposed, with the brass plaque screwed on the inside of the lid clearly showing "46715". The surveying App didn't show a 'Trig' here, but did have PM46715 shown; but with the SIX Maps NSW survey mark overlay showing up TS7280 instead, I am definitely happy to claim another 'Smiley'.
Took some photos @ 0710 (daylight saving time), Sunday, 1 October. [And then headed off to the Bomaderry CITO Event - via McDonalds!]
Thought the fishermuggles on the rocks below were taking a bit of a risk here. Thanks.
The indefatigable rogerw3 soon had the outline of this PM pit revealed from its grass canopy ... a far too tricky hatch to open, or more to the point, likely too difficult to close securely.
TFTC Wilbert67
The PM marker was well covered in grass, but my calibrated steps soon had it revealed.
