DU RESSAC POINT ST533 Bream Creek, Tasmania, Australia
By
AlbyDangles on 18-Mar-17. Waypoint TP7580
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S42° 45.291' E147° 53.486' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 572947E 5266022N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 11 m |
| Local Government Area: | Sorell |
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Description
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 centre 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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Additional Information: 8km walk from from Marion Bay along beaches and over headlands. Only do at low tide.
Logs
No inch man’s today once the rocks were removed, a brass disc was easy to find as per picture.
Recently I was looking at the National Parks web site and came across "The Crown Land Assessment and Classification (CLAC) project", well after a very long time looking at maps (I do LOVE maps) I noticed that the coast line from the end of Marion Bay Beach to Cape Bernier Nature Reserve is now a Conservation Area.
The weather was cloud free but windy so a pleasant day for a walk. I had forgotten how far it was along the beach and was thinking I should have bought my lunch with me.
As I walked past David Walsh's House I was happy knowing I wasn't on private property, and I didn't need to go much further to the trig.
At GZ I had to have a little look before I found the small rock cairn and rusty star picket.
I stopped here for a little while and had a nibble before doing the return walk back to the car.
Back on the beach there was a lot more people around enjoying the weather some out swimming, surfing, kite boarding, sun baking and a lot just site seeing.
I stopped for a little while watching the kite boarders before hunger tore me away to find some food.
As it's been over three months I'm going to claim a *FTF*.
Found at 1338 on the 18th March 2017
