Wonga Colo Heights, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 23-Sep-16. Waypoint TP7450
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S33° 21.004' E150° 49.279' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 297264E 6307783N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 269 m |
| Local Government Area: | Hawkesbury City |
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Description
Wonga TS4834
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Wonga.
Serial number is: TS4834.
Last Inspected on: No Data.
Elevation is: 260 metres.
Drill hole with 3 broad arrows carved in the native rock..
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.
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Logs
A park at the gate for the Left Arm Trail for an easy walk out along a well preserved and clear track. A single side track leads off to the trig as you near - but that is the extent of the ease of the search for Wonga. An extensive search was made across the rock platform at the general coords but it was not till a forlorn last look at the starting seek point that rogerw3 sighted the unusual. A remarkable find as this trig is but a sandstone engrave of small point triangles and hole. Unusual, and a unique one for the 'mushroom to log. Well worth the visit.
Well worth the search, not many around like this one.
