Plowman Parkes Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 11-Oct-18. Waypoint TP7867

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S33° 6.149' E147° 56.691' (WGS 84)
	55H 588163E 6336954N (UTM)
Elevation:	335 m
Local Government Area:	Parkes

Map

Whodunit Container

Description

An old style trig that can be seen from the boundary.

A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.

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.

Logs

02-Feb-22

TroyFindz

Found this trig today, not looking to happy all broken and pushed over, thanks for the location!

22-Jul-21

LuckyL10n

#GA5396 - 15:50; Day three of a mission through the Central West of New South Wales with Sol de lune to grab some of the dragonZones to our west was now on the homeward leg. After spending the night in Carinda, we headed south for home through Quambone, Coonamble, Gulargambone, Gilgandra, Dubbo, Tomingly, Parkes, Forbes and Grenfell. Today we collected finds in Walgett, Coonamble, Dubbo, Narromine, Parkes, Forbes and Weddin dragonZones and counties on our way home with some 2200 kms on the clock for the mission. No problems locating this trig for a snap. TFTT Geocaching Australia Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

22-Jul-21

Sol de lune

Out on a road trip with LuckyL10n to grab a few dragonZones in outback NSW that we still had to visit including Bland, Carrathool, Lachlan, Cobar, Brewarrina, Walgett, Coonamble as well as grabbing a few caches in previously visited zones. A fun 3 days with over 2200 klms notched up along the way. A visit to the little town of Carinda which is famous for a visit by David Bowie to record a film clip for one of his single releases, was a bit of a highlight. A neat pub with great food and a good sort of atmosphere. Well worth the drive off the main road to check it out. At $55 a night the accommodation, while basic, was not too bad.

This was one of the many trigs we found while out and about. No issues here and the required photo was soon snapped.

Thanks for another trig.... Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

18-Mar-20

Gullivers Travels54

Found while on our way to Condoblin TFTC

15-Jul-19

2y'stassies

We could not see the trig point from the road. We found a spot where the fence was down and we walked through. We got to GZ and found that the post on which the trig beacon ws mounted had rotted at the base and was now laying on the ground a short distance from the rock base. The required photo has been added to the Gallery. Thanks for the cache.