Shooters Hill Shooters Hill, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 27-Sep-16. Waypoint TP7459
Cache Details
Difficulty: | |
Terrain: | |
Type: | TrigPoint |
Container: | Other |
Coordinates: | S33° 53.882' E149° 50.974' (WGS 84) |
55H 763506E 6245493N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 1360 m |
Local Government Area: | Oberon |
Description
Shooters Hill TS4092
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Shooters Hill.
Serial number is: TS4092.
Last inspected on: No Data.
Elevation is: 1354 meters.
Found near the fire tower on Tower Road, Shooters Hill.
This is a cairn with mast and vanes near the base of the fire tower. Only one vane is attached, with the other 3 on the ground. The mast has some engraved letters: GW WK ES
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.
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The original collection of trig points has been sourced from Geoscience Australia and may contain inaccuracies.
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Logs
Thanks
Fitzy_1965 continued down the road from Vulcan for this easy find. I thought we had been here before, but on reflection we must have been caching in the area and thought it was too far out of the way at the time. Not today, another trig down!
Grabbing a few local caches and we couldn't pass up the fun drive in through the forest for this one. Yet another easy Trig with so few visitors.
TFTC !!
Thanks
Albida
A minor detour off Shooters Hill Rd to the firetower ... and a trig passed in the morning light. There it is, a bit decrepit but still standing with half vanes, wooden 'engraved' mast and a crumbling rock pile. A sentinel holding its own and well worth the stop.
An easy find, sad to see it so damaged but it is still standing, at least for now.