Cooke's Transit Pillar - Broome Broome, Western Australia, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 26-May-18. Waypoint TP7817
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S17° 57.400' E122° 14.412' (WGS 84) |
| 51K 419544E 8014444N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 13 m |
| Local Government Area: | Broome |
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Description
This Pillar is one of Twelve Fundamental Astronomical Stations Established across Western Australia in the Early Twentieth Century.
A fundamental point (in German Fundamentalpunkt) is the geometric origin of a geodetic network and defines the geodetic datum of a national survey.
The Station was established by Western Australia's first astronomer, Mr. W. Ernest Cooke.
Logs
Only a few steps from the nearby engineering marker. Logged both. TFTC.
Rated: for Overall Experience
In Broome for a few days and collecting up a few caches I missed last time I was here , five years ago. TFTC
I flew from Broome to Perth for a work trip which will also take me to Derby. I arrived around lunch time and eventually when my luggage arrived i headed over to grab a hire car. I then headed off to the resort and got settled in here. I decided to do some sightseeing and some caching for GA and GC caches. The closest one was a trig about 200 metres away so around the corner and parked up and trekked up the sandy hill and soon had the trig at my foot. What an outstanding view over Broome and surrounds. I trekked back down the hill and headed over to Cable Beach after stopping for a train - Camel train that is. Grabbed a few caches here then headed off out to Ganthaeume Point for some sightseeing and grabbed the LIghthouse here as well. Eventually i made it back into town all be it getting dark and grabbed the last remaining caches both GA and GC.
This plaque was easy enough to find even though the coordinates put me a short distance away. Thanks for the cache and bringing me here Team MAVETJU it was dark when i was here so only a picture of the plaque tonight.
This plaque was easy enough to find even though the coordinates put me a short distance away. Thanks for the cache and bringing me here Team MAVETJU it was dark when i was here so only a picture of the plaque tonight.
Rated: for Overall Experience
In town just to grab some GA caches and take a look at Cable Beach then on the road out.
I hadn’t realised this cache was here when I came looking for the Telegraph one but I spotted this first. Wasn’t an easy feat either with Sunday markets ,on and stall holders had their gazebos roped to the pillar.
A quick photo then I spied the other plaque
TFTC
I hadn’t realised this cache was here when I came looking for the Telegraph one but I spotted this first. Wasn’t an easy feat either with Sunday markets ,on and stall holders had their gazebos roped to the pillar.
A quick photo then I spied the other plaque
TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Took a little (geocache) walking tour of town on our trip here, it was great to come to these pillars (that we'd completely overlooked here at the markets the other day). Using phone as GPS during our trip, so it was used for taking the photo. Thanks for the cache!
Visiting Broome. This was the first of this type of pillar that I have encountered. Now to start researching where the other 11 are. I do enjoy learning something new when caching.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this landmark while searching for the other nearby so grabbed a pic
Rated: for Overall Experience
