Brighton Council Office ST1184 Old Beach, Tasmania, Australia
By
AlbyDangles on 17-Dec-17. Waypoint TP7738
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S42° 45.072' E147° 16.715' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 522798E 5266775N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 27 m |
| Local Government Area: | Brighton |
/147.278583,-42.7512,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
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 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.
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.
Additonal Information
GPS antenna mount on the roof of the Brighton Council Chambers
Logs
While down this way for work the farmer wasn’t available for a little while so I took the opportunity to come grab a photo of this trig to be able to log a find. TFTT 
Grabbed this trig on the way back home.
Many tftc GA...Cheers ST.
Many tftc GA...Cheers ST.
Rated: for Overall Experience
We were not able to physically go to the exact co-ordinates, but came as close as possible. The people inside the building were already giving us suspicious looks, then I read the rest of the information and noticed that it was on the roof.
Rated: for Overall Experience
#GA4048 - 09:25; Out and about on a quick caching run up along the Derwent to collect a few caches missed on yesterday's mission. Didn't have time for this one on the last visit south, but made my way in this morning for a quick park and snap. TFTT Geocaching Australia
Rated: for Overall Experience
Today was a bit of a clean up day for local trigs that I just hadn't got around to visiting. This was number four for the afternoon. Photo attached.
Stopped at this one on the way home today.
Have had 3 days in the south of the state for only a dozen finds but I guess that's not too bad when the main purpose of the visit is to bring my grandson down to the dinosaur exhibition at the museum.
He doesn't mind a bit of caching but at his age is really only interested in the physical caches with 'swaps'.
This was one of only 2 caches we grabbed as we left the city today. Can't believe the way our GPS took us to this one. Roads and areas of Hobart that I've never been to before. Beginning to think I'd punched in the wrong coordinates when we rounded a corner and there was the council chambers.
Of course we were past the side where most people have taken their photo but we could just spot the CORS from this side so I am hoping it shows up enough to satisfy the CO.
Thanks.
Have had 3 days in the south of the state for only a dozen finds but I guess that's not too bad when the main purpose of the visit is to bring my grandson down to the dinosaur exhibition at the museum.
He doesn't mind a bit of caching but at his age is really only interested in the physical caches with 'swaps'.
This was one of only 2 caches we grabbed as we left the city today. Can't believe the way our GPS took us to this one. Roads and areas of Hobart that I've never been to before. Beginning to think I'd punched in the wrong coordinates when we rounded a corner and there was the council chambers.
Of course we were past the side where most people have taken their photo but we could just spot the CORS from this side so I am hoping it shows up enough to satisfy the CO.
Thanks.
Found a nearby GC cache and then turned my attention to this nearby building. TFTC.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Second cache for the day so two out of two do far. Let’s hope the rest of the day goes this well! Took the required photo of the “trig” with me
One of the many CORS we have found on our travels. Required pic added to the gallery
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Now that it has been found I'll log it.
I had found this trig many years ago and thought it's not worth listing as a trig but since then there have been many other trigs like this listed so I went back and made sure it was all stil there before listing it.
Found on the 2nd of December 2017 at 1000
I had found this trig many years ago and thought it's not worth listing as a trig but since then there have been many other trigs like this listed so I went back and made sure it was all stil there before listing it.
Found on the 2nd of December 2017 at 1000
I left Mr W watching a bowls match at Rosny and went for a drive to the Brighton Council Chambers. I actually thought the Brighton Council Chambers would be in Brighton but it was closer and in Gagebrook. The cors was easily spotted and the required photo was taken. All was quiet as the offices were closed already for the Christmas break.
I will use this find as part of the States of the Nation games currently running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Go Tassie! Go Tassie!! Go Tassie!!! Go Tassie!!!! Go Tassie!!!!! Go Tassie!!!!!! Go Tassie!!!!!!!
I will use this find as part of the States of the Nation games currently running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Go Tassie! Go Tassie!! Go Tassie!!! Go Tassie!!!! Go Tassie!!!!! Go Tassie!!!!!! Go Tassie!!!!!!!
Hi Alby
Woke up this morning and it was seven days to Christmas.
With the “State of the Nation” in motion; it was time to go and hunt plastic to overcome the feeling of “caches” necessary.
Weather:
Overcast and windy at Huonville but warm at the start of the day
Clouds cleared to blue skies with a few clouds and the wind dropped away
Temperature was hot: At Sandford while doing the first cache it was twenty-one degrees Celsius; Rosny Hill saw the temperature increase to twenty-four degrees Celsius at Brighton it increased to twenty-six degrees Celsius and back in Huonville it dropped to twenty-four again.
Consequently, no rain.
Travel:
Drove from Huonville to Hobart, then to Sandford to look for GA11132 “Chirp on Sanford; to Rosny Hill for GA11071 “Okopipi”; then a drive to Otago for a trig TP7737 “Lower Direction ST783” and finally to Brighton to find TP7738 “Brighton Council Office” covering a total distance of 178 kilometres in the car by the time we returned to Huonville. It was very hot in the car, but the air conditioner gave relief to the heat.
For the day, it took 2947 steps burning 1314 calories to cover a total of 2.44 kilometres and find four caches on foot. A total of 180.44 kilometres for the whole caching day.
TP7738 Brighton Council Office ST1184
Having found GA11132 “Chirp on Sandford” hidden by whitewebbs, GA11071 “Okopipi” hidden by gooseandegg and TP7737 "LOWER DIRECTION ST1184;" we drove 8.1 kilometres to Brighton from Otago to look for the Trig cache hidden by yourself.
It was only a short walk of fifty metres or so from where I parked the car to ground zero. There were no muggles around to hinder me make the find, so the find was quick and as was taking the usual and necessary photographs.
The cache was Sainted at 1237 hours.
Never been in here before so thanks for the cache that took me to the Chambers for the first time
Walking from the car to ground zero and back was enjoyable taking 263 steps, burning only 32 calories to cover the 249 metres that I walked.
I enjoyed the view from here – THANK YOU.
TFTC and a MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours
Stay safe over the festive season
Cheers OldSaint.
DISCUSSION:
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:
The trig did not fit the above description. Always disappointing when that is the case.
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:
This was not a difficult cache to get to nor was it located at the top of a hill but on top of a building, but the view in my opinion was good.
These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps:
This "trig" was not established to fulfil the purpose described above but to help the farming community in the surrounding area - a great purpose.
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:
This requirement has been completed by the finder.
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:
Totally abided by said requirements;
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:
Nothing to add.
Cheers OldSaint.
Woke up this morning and it was seven days to Christmas.
With the “State of the Nation” in motion; it was time to go and hunt plastic to overcome the feeling of “caches” necessary.
Weather:
Overcast and windy at Huonville but warm at the start of the day
Clouds cleared to blue skies with a few clouds and the wind dropped away
Temperature was hot: At Sandford while doing the first cache it was twenty-one degrees Celsius; Rosny Hill saw the temperature increase to twenty-four degrees Celsius at Brighton it increased to twenty-six degrees Celsius and back in Huonville it dropped to twenty-four again.
Consequently, no rain.
Travel:
Drove from Huonville to Hobart, then to Sandford to look for GA11132 “Chirp on Sanford; to Rosny Hill for GA11071 “Okopipi”; then a drive to Otago for a trig TP7737 “Lower Direction ST783” and finally to Brighton to find TP7738 “Brighton Council Office” covering a total distance of 178 kilometres in the car by the time we returned to Huonville. It was very hot in the car, but the air conditioner gave relief to the heat.
For the day, it took 2947 steps burning 1314 calories to cover a total of 2.44 kilometres and find four caches on foot. A total of 180.44 kilometres for the whole caching day.
TP7738 Brighton Council Office ST1184
Having found GA11132 “Chirp on Sandford” hidden by whitewebbs, GA11071 “Okopipi” hidden by gooseandegg and TP7737 "LOWER DIRECTION ST1184;" we drove 8.1 kilometres to Brighton from Otago to look for the Trig cache hidden by yourself.
It was only a short walk of fifty metres or so from where I parked the car to ground zero. There were no muggles around to hinder me make the find, so the find was quick and as was taking the usual and necessary photographs.
The cache was Sainted at 1237 hours.
Never been in here before so thanks for the cache that took me to the Chambers for the first time
Walking from the car to ground zero and back was enjoyable taking 263 steps, burning only 32 calories to cover the 249 metres that I walked.
I enjoyed the view from here – THANK YOU.
TFTC and a MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours
Stay safe over the festive season
Cheers OldSaint.
DISCUSSION:
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:
The trig did not fit the above description. Always disappointing when that is the case.
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:
This was not a difficult cache to get to nor was it located at the top of a hill but on top of a building, but the view in my opinion was good.
These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps:
This "trig" was not established to fulfil the purpose described above but to help the farming community in the surrounding area - a great purpose.
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:
This requirement has been completed by the finder.
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:
Totally abided by said requirements;
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:
Nothing to add.
Cheers OldSaint.
Rated: for Overall Experience
We were heading to Hobart to catch up with two of our children but there was a little caching that needed to be done before we got there.
As we intended to head to Seven Mile Beach to pick up several caches we turned off at Bridgewater towards the Eastern Shore. We had to pass close by this recently published trig point and as we needed a dragon zone cache to fill an empty spot on our Dragon Zone Days of the Year Calendar we stopped to take the required photo. Think we've been here before.
As is was Sunday there were no cars in the car park and it was a very quiet spot so we were able to go about our business uninterrupted. The required photo has been added to the gallery.
Thanks for listing this one Alby its good to occasionally have a quick drive by.
As we intended to head to Seven Mile Beach to pick up several caches we turned off at Bridgewater towards the Eastern Shore. We had to pass close by this recently published trig point and as we needed a dragon zone cache to fill an empty spot on our Dragon Zone Days of the Year Calendar we stopped to take the required photo. Think we've been here before.
As is was Sunday there were no cars in the car park and it was a very quiet spot so we were able to go about our business uninterrupted. The required photo has been added to the gallery.
Thanks for listing this one Alby its good to occasionally have a quick drive by.
Found with SSR on a deserted Sunday afternoon. This was the first of four finds for the day where I had not planned any caching at all. A joint FTF with SSR at 2.34pm
Rated: for Overall Experience
