Dan's Famous Control Point Picture Gallery


Mauve Standards
Map of Control Points in the Sacramento Region. Notice the distribution near major transportation routes.

Mauve Standards
JS0271: A beautiful control point in a biege-like pink color paint job. The National Geodetic Survey can make $250 dollars here!

More Paintin Action
JS0271: A long shot of this painted beauty in old Folsom CA!

Moss Master
JS0270: Uncovered!

Moss Master
JS0270: Notice the density of the Moss.

Setting
JS0270: On top of a rock where my GPS fell from, buried by moss!.

JS0813 the Old Man
JS0813: This control point is 95 years young! It was monumented in 1908.

Graves
JS0813: Found in a graveyard near a catholic church.

Hi Mom!
JS4815: It's blue cause it is along a "Blue Ravine."

Hi Dad!
JS4815

Nuclear Silo
JT2363: This control point is a landmark. The silo pictured is the control point.

Who is that in the window
JT2363: Down on the farm, do as the farmers do!

One Size Fits All
JT0245: Located on a culvert.

Viacom
JT0245: Evidence that this point was recently used, but it was not recovered online. Notice the faded pink survey flag.

GeePerS Creepers
JT0245: A wonderful shot of the disk and my personal GPS (complete with extremely outdated software).

JS4112
JS4112: This is such a groovy disk that it has two reference marks!

JS0813 the Old Man
JS0813 the Old Man
JS4112: Swanson's Reference Marks

Cover your Head!
A swarm of Red-Winged Blackbirds that I encounted near JT0245.

More Scenery!!!!!!!!!!!

Convert all the Culverts!
A culvert that I discovered while on a failed attempt to find a control point

Drill to Big Boom
A control point was near this gas line marker, but I could not find it.

Hummer Bummer
Many control points are along transportation lines.

One slip and you're dead!
Railroad tracks on a small bridge

One shot and you're dead!
Many control points might now be on private property.

Not that...
Plant growth can hide control points.

Walk the Rails
Old railroads are a great place for a stroll.

Cover your Head!
A swarm of Red-Winged Blackbirds that I encountered near JT0245.

Town of a Million Tales
Schellville, California