The NGS Data Sheet
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PN1159 DESIGNATION - RIB
PN1159 PID - PN1159
PN1159 STATE/COUNTY- WI/MARATHON
PN1159 COUNTRY - US
PN1159 USGS QUAD - WAUSAU WEST (2018)
PN1159
PN1159 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
PN1159 ______________________________________________________________________
PN1159* NAD 83(1991) POSITION- 44 55 14.86821(N) 089 41 42.73681(W) ADJUSTED
PN1159* NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - 586.0 (meters) 1923. (feet) VERTCON
PN1159 ______________________________________________________________________
PN1159 GEOID HEIGHT - -34.536 (meters) GEOID18
PN1159 LAPLACE CORR - -6.69 (seconds) DEFLEC18
PN1159 HORZ ORDER - FIRST
PN1159
PN1159.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
PN1159.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in November 1991.
PN1159
PN1159.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to
PN1159.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.)
PN1159
PN1159.Significant digits in the geoid height do not necessarily reflect accuracy.
PN1159.GEOID18 height accuracy estimate available here.
PN1159
PN1159.Click photographs - Photos may exist for this station.
PN1159
PN1159.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC18 derived deflections.
PN1159
PN1159. The following values were computed from the NAD 83(1991) position.
PN1159
PN1159; North East Units Scale Factor Converg.
PN1159;SPC WI C - 120,882.848 624,063.757 MT 0.99994101 +0 12 54.2
PN1159;SPC WI C - 396,596.48 2,047,449.18 sFT 0.99994101 +0 12 54.2
PN1159;UTM 16 - 4,977,686.130 287,283.867 MT 1.00015643 -1 54 13.9
PN1159
PN1159! - Elev Factor x Scale Factor = Combined Factor
PN1159!SPC WI C - 0.99991355 x 0.99994101 = 0.99985456
PN1159!UTM 16 - 0.99991355 x 1.00015643 = 1.00006996
PN1159
PN1159: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az
PN1159:SPC WI C - SUWYN 083 51 03.9
PN1159:UTM 16 - SUWYN 085 58 12.0
PN1159
PN1159_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 16TBQ8728377686(NAD 83)
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PN1159| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az |
PN1159| dddmmss.s |
PN1159| PN1161 WAUSAU CURTIS AND YALE CO TANK APPROX. 6.5 KM 0460351.5 |
PN1159| PN1164 WAUSAU WISC PUB SER CORP STACK APPROX. 6.4 KM 0485322.4 |
PN1159| PN1162 WAUSAU NORTHERN MILLING CO TK APPROX. 5.8 KM 0541411.0 |
PN1159| PN1160 WAUSAU UNDERWOOD VENEER CO STK APPROX. 5.5 KM 0571210.4 |
PN1159| PN1135 WAUSAU ST MARYS CHURCH SPIRE APPROX. 6.8 KM 0571309.7 |
PN1159| PN1032 SUWYN APPROX.27.7 KM 0840358.1 |
PN1159| PN1163 ROTHSCHILD MARATHON MILL CO TK APPROX. 6.4 KM 1204706.0 |
PN1159| PN1152 MOSINEE PAPER MILLS CO STACK APPROX.14.8 KM 1793435.5 |
PN1159| CJ6027 RIB RM 1 16.072 METERS 19643 |
PN1159| CJ6026 RIB AZ MK 2020330.5 |
PN1159| CJ6028 RIB RM 2 13.824 METERS 29403 |
PN1159| QM0719 ROCK FALLS LOOKOUT TOWER APPROX.46.2 KM 3580848.1 |
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PN1159
PN1159 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
PN1159
PN1159 NAD 83(1986)- 44 55 14.86719(N) 089 41 42.74327(W) AD( ) 1
PN1159 NAD 27 - 44 55 14.97800(N) 089 41 42.30100(W) AD( ) 1
PN1159 NGVD 29 (07/19/86) 586.0 (m) 1923. (f) VERT ANG
PN1159
PN1159.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
PN1159
PN1159.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
PN1159.See file dsdata.pdf to determine how the superseded data were derived.
PN1159
PN1159_MARKER: DS = TRIANGULATION STATION DISK
PN1159_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
PN1159_STAMPING: RIB 1934
PN1159_MARK LOGO: CGS
PN1159_MAGNETIC: N = NO MAGNETIC MATERIAL
PN1159_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
PN1159+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
PN1159_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS NOT SUITABLE FOR
PN1159+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - July 18, 2003
PN1159
PN1159 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
PN1159 HISTORY - 1934 MONUMENTED CGS
PN1159 HISTORY - 1962 GOOD USGS
PN1159 HISTORY - 1964 GOOD CGS
PN1159 HISTORY - 1970 GOOD WIDT
PN1159 HISTORY - 1970 GOOD NGS
PN1159 HISTORY - 1980 GOOD NGS
PN1159 HISTORY - 1981 GOOD NGS
PN1159 HISTORY - 1984 GOOD USPSQD
PN1159 HISTORY - 19990701 GOOD NGS
PN1159 HISTORY - 20030718 GOOD GEOCAC
PN1159 HISTORY - 20061014 GOOD USPSQD
PN1159
PN1159 STATION DESCRIPTION
PN1159
PN1159'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (CAS)
PN1159'THIS STATION IS ON THE SUMMIT OF RIB MOUNTAIN, ABOUT 4-1/2 MILES
PN1159'SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU, IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER SEC. 8, T. 28 N., R7E,
PN1159'ON LAND OWNED BY THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. (THE SUMMIT OF THE MOUNTAIN
PN1159'IS A STATE PARK.) THE MARK IS NEAR THE NORTH EDGE OF A GRASSY
PN1159'BOULDER-STREWN PLOT, 96 FEET DUE WEST OF THE WEST FACE OF THE PILE OF
PN1159'ROCKS KNOWN AS THE HIGHEST POINT, 100 YARDS WEST OF THE END OF THE
PN1159'ROAD LEADING UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, 50 FEET SOUTH OF A PATH LEADING WEST
PN1159'TO A SPRING, AND PROJECTS 3 INCHES. STATION MARKS SET AS DESCRIBED.
PN1159'
PN1159'TO REACH FROM THE POST OFFICE IN WAUSAU, FOLLOW STATE HIGHWAY 29 WEST
PN1159'AND SOUTH 0.65 MILE TO THE POINT WHERE STATE HIGHWAY 29 TURNS WEST
PN1159'AGAIN AT A STANDARD OIL FILLING STATION. HERE CONTINUE SOUTH ON THIRD
PN1159'AVENUE 0.7 MILE, TURN WEST ON THOMAS STREET, GO 0.5 MILE, TURN SOUTH,
PN1159'FOLLOWING COUNTY HIGHWAY N SOUTH 3.0 MILES, TURN WEST ON A ROAD MARKED
PN1159'RIB MOUNTAIN STATE PARK. FOLLOW THIS ROAD 2.6 MILES TO THE SUMMIT,
PN1159'AND THE STATION 100 YARDS PAST THE END OF THE ROAD.
PN1159'
PN1159'REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE STATION, AND IS SET IN
PN1159'OUTCROPPING BEDROCK.
PN1159'
PN1159'REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE STATION, 73.82 FEET
PN1159'NORTHWEST OF REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 AND IS SET IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK.
PN1159'
PN1159'AZIMUTH MARK IS SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE STATION (MAGNETIC AZIMUTH 199),
PN1159'1 FOOT NORTH OF THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE OF COUNTY HIGHWAY N, 60
PN1159'FEET WEST OF A NORTH-SOUTH FENCE, 200 YARDS EAST OF SOME ABANDONED
PN1159'FARM BUILDINGS, AND PROJECTS 3 INCHES.
PN1159'
PN1159'TO REACH FROM THE STATION, GO BACK DOWN THE PARK ROAD 2.6 MILES, TURN
PN1159'SOUTH, GO 0.5 MILE, TURN WEST, GO 2.8 MILES TO THE MARK.
PN1159'
PN1159'A LIGHT 87 FEET ABOVE SUWYN COMES INTO VIEW 23 FEET ABOVE THIS
PN1159'STATION.
PN1159'
PN1159'LIGHTS 100 FEET ABOVE VOIGT AND SCHMID, 87 FEET ABOVE MARATHON AND
PN1159'SCHUETT, AND 74 FEET ABOVE WAUSAU COME INTO VIEW 20 FEET ABOVE THIS
PN1159'STATION.
PN1159'
PN1159'A LIGHT 87 FEET ABOVE STURM COMES INTO VIEW 10 FEET ABOVE THIS
PN1159'STATION.
PN1159'
PN1159'NOTHING VISIBLE FROM THE GROUND WITHOUT SLIGHT CLEARING.
PN1159
PN1159 STATION RECOVERY (1962)
PN1159
PN1159'RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1962
PN1159'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED.
PN1159
PN1159 STATION RECOVERY (1964)
PN1159
PN1159'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 (RCY)
PN1159'THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARKS 1 AND 2 WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD
PN1159'CONDITION AS DESCRIBED. THE AZIMUTH MARK WAS NOT SEARCHED FOR.
PN1159
PN1159 STATION RECOVERY (1970)
PN1159
PN1159'RECOVERY NOTE BY WI DEPT OF TRANSP 1970 (RHH)
PN1159'STATION, R.M. 1, AND R.M. 2 FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. R.M. 1 DISTANCE
PN1159'SHOULD BE 52.73 FEET AND R.M. 2 DISTANCE SHOULD BE 45.37 FEET. AFTER
PN1159'A THOROUGH SEARCH, THE AZIMUTH MARK COULD NOT BE FOUND.
PN1159'
PN1159'A SIGHT LINE WAS CLEARED TO STATION WAUSAU, AND SHOULD BE GOOD FOR
PN1159'FUTURE USE WITH A MINIMUM OF CLEARING.
PN1159
PN1159 STATION RECOVERY (1970)
PN1159
PN1159'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1970 (LFS)
PN1159'THE STATION MARK AND REFERENCE MARKS WERE FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION.
PN1159'THE AZIMUTH MARK WAS FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION AFTER A LONG SEARCH BUT
PN1159'WAS OBSTRUCTED TO THE STATION BY TREES. THERE WAS NO SUITABLE PLACE
PN1159'FOR A NEW AZIMUTH MARK. THE DISTANCE TO THE REFERENCE MARKS WAS FOUND
PN1159'TO HAVE BEEN REVERSED IN THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION. THE DIRECTION
PN1159'BETWEEN THE REFERENCE MARKS CHECKED. A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS--
PN1159'
PN1159'THE STATION IS LOCATED 96 FEET WEST OF THE WEST FACE OF A LARGE ROCK
PN1159'FORMATION (THE HIGHEST POINT), ATOP THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE RIB
PN1159'MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, 16 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST LEG OF A
PN1159'WOODEN OBSERVATION TOWER, 22 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST LEG OF
PN1159'THE TOWER, 9 FEET NORTHEAST OF A 6 INCH PINE TREE AND 1 FOOT NORTH OF
PN1159'A METAL WITNESS POST. THE MONUMENT IS FLUSH AND THE DISK IS STAMPED
PN1159'RIB 1934.
PN1159'
PN1159'TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, GO BACK DOWN THE HILL FOR
PN1159'2.35 MILES TO RIB MOUNTAIN DRIVE. TURN RIGHT AND GO ON THE DRIVE FOR
PN1159'0.5 MILE TO THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH MT. RD. TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST
PN1159'ON SOUTH MT. RD. FOR 2.65 MILES TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE RIGHT.
PN1159'
PN1159'REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS 44 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST LEG OF THE
PN1159'TOWER, 7 FEET EAST OF A 10 INCH PINE TREE, 7 FEET NORTH OF A PARTIALLY
PN1159'PAVED TRAIL, SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK ABOUT 1 FOOT
PN1159'ABOVE THE GROUND. THE DISK IS STAMPED RIB NO 1 1934.
PN1159'
PN1159'REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS 59 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHWEST LEG OF THE
PN1159'TOWER, 23 FEET NORTHWEST OF AN 8 INCH PINE TREE AND SET IN THE TOP OF
PN1159'OUTCROPPING BEDROCK. THE DISK IS STAMPED RIB NO 2 1934.
PN1159'
PN1159'THE AZIMUTH MARK IS 1 FOOT EAST OF A METAL WITNESS POST, 1 FOOT SOUTH
PN1159'OF A FENCE, 22 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD AND 87 FEET
PN1159'WEST OF A FENCE CORNER. THE MONUMENT PROJECTS 6 INCHES AND THE DISK
PN1159'IS STAMPED RIB AZIMUTH 1934.
PN1159'
PN1159'HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 5 FEET. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND
PN1159'DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WASAU.
PN1159
PN1159 STATION RECOVERY (1980)
PN1159
PN1159'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1980 (EDW)
PN1159'THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARKS 1 AND 2 WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD
PN1159'CONDITION. THE AZIMUTH MARK WAS SEARCHED FOR BUT NOT RECOVERED. THE
PN1159'ROAD HAS NOW BEEN WIDENED AND THE MARK APPARIENTLY DESTROYED. THE
PN1159'DISTANCE AND DIRECTION TO BOTH REFERENCE MARKS COMPARED TO THE 1934
PN1159'DATA. A NEW AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS.
PN1159'
PN1159'THE STATION IS LOCATED ATOP RIB MOUNTAIN, JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
PN1159'WAUSAU, ON PROPERTY OWNED BY RIB MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND JUST WEST OF
PN1159'A WOODEN OBSERVATION TOWER. OWNERSHIP--THE RIB MOUNTAIN STATE PARK,
PN1159'MR. KENNETH W. LEMONS-PARK RANGER, PERMISSION GRANTED AT RANGER
PN1159'OFFICE, MOSINEE RANGER STATION, ROUTE 2 BOX 39A, MOSINEE, WISCONSIN
PN1159'54455, (PHONE NUMBER 715-693-2345).
PN1159'
PN1159'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 51 AND COUNTY
PN1159'ROUTE N, RIB MOUNTAIN ROAD, ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF WASAU, GO WEST ON
PN1159'ROUTE N FOR 0.15 MILE TO THE JUNCTION OF PARK AVENUE ON THE RIGHT.
PN1159'TURN RIGHT AND GO UPHILL ON PARK AVENUE FOR 2.1 MILES TO A FORK. TAKE
PN1159'THE RIGHT FORK AND CONTINUE UPHILL FOR 0.25 MILE TO THE END OF PAVED
PN1159'ROAD. CONTINUE AHEAD ON A GRAVEL SERVICE ROAD FOR 0.05 MILE TO THE
PN1159'OBSERVATION TOWER AND THE STATION JUST WEST OF THE TOWER AS DESCRIBED.
PN1159'
PN1159'THE STATION IS A STANDARD CGS DISK STAMPED---RIB 1934---, SET INTO THE
PN1159'TOP OF A ROUND CONCRETE MONUMENT 30 CM IN DIAMETER FLUSH WITH GROUND.
PN1159'IT IS LOCATED 7.01 METERS (23 FT) NORTHWEST FROM THE SOUTHWEST LEG OF
PN1159'A WOODEN OBSERVATION TOWER, 5.97 METERS (19.6 FT) NORTHEAST FROM A
PN1159'12-INCH PINE TREE, 4.88 METERS (16 FT) WEST-SOUTHWEST FROM THE
PN1159'NORTHWEST LEG OF THE WOODEN OBSERVATION TOWER AND 0.37 METER (1.2 FT)
PN1159'NORTHEAST FROM A METAL WITNESS POST.
PN1159'
PN1159'THE UNDERGROUND MARK IS A STANDARD CGS DISK STAMPED---RIB 1934---,
PN1159'SET INTO AN IRREGULAR MASS OF CONCRETE 1.0 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE.
PN1159'
PN1159'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1 IS A STANDARD CGS DISK STAMPED
PN1159'---RIB NO 1 1934---, SET INTO THE TOP OF A PARTIALLY EXPOSED BOULDER
PN1159'OF 2.74 METERS LARGEST DIMENSION. IT IS LOCATED 15.18 METERS (52 FT)
PN1159'SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM THE METAL WITNESS POST, 5.18 METERS (17 FT)
PN1159'SOUTHEAST FROM A Y-SHAPED ASH TREE AND 2.22 METERS (7.3 FT) NORTH FROM
PN1159'A ASPHALT PAVED TRAIL. THE MARK IS BELOW STATION 0.5 METERS.
PN1159'
PN1159'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2 IS A STANDARD CGS DISK STAMPED
PN1159'---RIB NO 2 1934---, SET INTO A ROCK OUTCROP. IT IS LOCATED 13.72
PN1159'METERS (45 FT) WEST-NORTHWEST FROM THE METAL WITNESS POST, 6.22 METERS
PN1159'(20.4 FT) NORTH-NORTHEAST FROM A 10-INCH BIRCH TREE AND 4.88 METERS
PN1159'(16 FT) EAST FROM A ROCK LEDGE. THE MARK IS BELOW STATION 1.0 METERS.
PN1159'
PN1159'HEIGHT OF LIGHT SHOWN ABOVE THE MARK WAS 22.9 METERS. NO SUITABLE
PN1159'LOCATION WAS FOUND FOR A NEW AZIMUTH MARK.
PN1159
PN1159 STATION RECOVERY (1981)
PN1159
PN1159'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1981 (MOC)
PN1159'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
PN1159'
PN1159'AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--4-1/2 MILES
PN1159'SOUTHWEST OF WAUSAU.
PN1159
PN1159 STATION RECOVERY (1984)
PN1159
PN1159'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1984 (CES)
PN1159'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
PN1159
PN1159 STATION RECOVERY (1999)
PN1159
PN1159'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1999 (DW)
PN1159'ANOTHER ALIAS IS NN 483.
PN1159'
PN1159'THE STATION IS ATOP RIB MOUNTAIN IN RIB MOUNTAIN STATE PARK. IT IS
PN1159'4.25 MI (6.84 KM) SOUTHWEST OF MARATHON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN WAUSAU,
PN1159'WISCONSIN.
PN1159'
PN1159'TO REACH FROM EXIT 188 OF ROUTES US 51 AND WI 29, GO SOUTHWEST ON
PN1159'COUNTY ROAD N WEST. GO 0.2 MI (0.3 KM) AND TURN RIGHT ONTO PARK ROAD.
PN1159'GO WEST THEN NORTHWEST ON PARK ROAD, UP HILL FOR 2.3 MI (3.7 KM).
PN1159'BEAR RIGHT (NW) AT FORK AND GO 0.3 MI (0.5 KM) TO WEST-MOST POINT OF
PN1159'ROAD.
PN1159'
PN1159'THE STATION IS 92 M (301.8 FT) WEST OF END OF ROAD ALONG A GRAVEL
PN1159'TRAIL, 44 M (144.4 FT) WEST OF SW FENCE CORNER AROUND POLICE RADIO
PN1159'FACILITY, 29.3 M (96.1 FT) WEST OF QUARTZITE ROCK PILE (HIGH POINT),
PN1159'7.01 M (23.00 FT) NORTHWEST OF THE SW LEG OF WOODEN OBSERVATION (VAN
PN1159'DOUSER) TOWER, 4.88 M (16.01 FT) WEST OF NW LEG OF TOWER, 16.072 M
PN1159'(52.730 FT) NORTH-NORTHEAST OF RM 1, 13.824 M (45.354 FT)
PN1159'EAST-SOUTHEAST OF RM 2 AND 0.37 M (1.21 FT) EAST OF METAL WITNESS
PN1159'POST. CHISELED ARROW POINTS NORTH. DISK IS ON CONCRETE POST, 7 CM
PN1159'BELOW LEVEL OF FROZEN GROUND.
PN1159
PN1159 STATION RECOVERY (2003)
PN1159
PN1159'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2003 (RFC)
PN1159'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
PN1159
PN1159 STATION RECOVERY (2006)
PN1159
PN1159'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2006
PN1159'STATION FOUND AS DESCRIBED REFERENCE MARK 1 AND 2 NOT FOUND.
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