Watsons Bay Old Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 30-Jan-15. Waypoint TP7081

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Type: TrigPoint
Container: Other
Coordinates: S33° 51.150' E151° 17.149' (WGS 84)
  56H 341416E 6252876N (UTM)
Elevation: 83 m
Local Government Area: Woollahra Municipal

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Watsons Bay Old TS?

 

Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Watsons Bay Old.

Serial number is: TS ?.

Last Inspected on: No data.

Elevation is: 86 metres

 

This is the original (circa 1880) lead plug marking the trig placement. This was drilled into the native sandstone but due to wear and tear some small amount of concrete has been placed around the plug. it is now 53 metres North of the current trig TP4953.

 

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. 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.

Logs

20-May-23
Took a little to locate, thanks.
 
20-May-23
not much left.
 
13-Nov-21
Up in the are and noticed all the trigs so stopped on the way back out to find them.
 
20-Jul-20
Found with frazeydaze during a wander around South Head. TFTC
 
20-Jul-20
Found after having lunch in Watsons Bay.
 
13-Mar-20
Found on a visit to Watson Bay
 
03-Nov-19
Headed to Sydney for weekend away with fitzy_1965.

We picked up both GC and GCA caches along the way.
 
03-Nov-19
GCA 2,694. Found during a meander around the South Head region with minniek.

So many Trigs ! So little time ! Awesome to find so many today.

TFTC !!

Clan CerberusClan CerberusClan Cerberus
 
24-Jan-19
Out grabbing a few nearby trig this afternoon sfter collecting a D5/T5 earlier in the day. Nice walk up to this one. 
 
 
08-Jan-19
Found this trig while out on a caching run through the Eastern Suburbs trying to progress my journey and get a few steps closer to the destination. Total haul for the day was 15 caches including 9 trigs, some GCA virtuals and a few GC caches.

This one was a little tricky to locate compared to its mates. As others have mentioned in their logs there is little left of this trig. It is only a bolt in the ground now. With the required photos snapped it was back to admire the lighthouse again which could be seen more clearly as the sea mist was lifting.

Thanks for the cache Geocaching Australia Very Happy
GCA Find #182 Clan CerberusClan CerberusClan Cerberus

Hoping this find will move me one step closer to the destination, be that either the blue tile or my goal of 100 trigs!
“It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.“ Find # 18 Journey or Destination games.
 
17-Jun-18
Found this morning, not much left. TFTT.
 
fltf
 
18-Jan-18
Spent the day enjoying the views around Watson's Bay. TFTC.
 
12-Dec-17
Took my happy snap as I wandered past this location on my way to a GC cache
 
04-Mar-17
Found it after visit Watson Bay..
will download the photo..
thanks
I'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!Clan Griffin
 
02-Oct-16
Just one of 11 trigs found on a beautiful spring afternoon. Hard to locate, but I had help.
 
21-May-16
stopped here on a walk around Watsons Bay on Saturday morning thanks for the trig took the required photo attached

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09-Apr-16
No much left of it now....looks like half a bolt really.
 
21-Dec-15
Was in the area so nabbed a triplet of trigs, including this one. Odd that this one isn't listed on sixmaps.
 
15-Aug-15
I had to return to this one as there were some dog walking muggles chatting right on top of where I need to be. An interesting one this one.
 
28-Jun-15
1532 Found the plug designated as the old position for the trig.
A few people were probably wondering what I was up to.
Thanks
 
28-Jun-15
#GA569 - 13:40; After a nice breakfast in Bondi, it was time to head north along the coastal cliffs to grab a few trigs while the geohoney and I were in the area. After grabbing four along the cliffs at North Bondi, we headed towards Watson's Bay to see if we could bag a few more. This was the first of three on a short walk between the lighthouses. TFTC Geocaching Australia Very Happy
 
30-Jan-15
Found today with my guardian angel so cool to find 3x Trigs so close to each other and yet so different.
 
30-Jan-15
It took a little while to find but good coords did help, not much left just the lead plug. the photo shows the plug right next to the GPSr with the current trig way into the background.

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