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Station ID: 8534720 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/29/2003
Name: ATLANTIC CITY, ATLANTIC OCEAN
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12318 Latitude: 39° 21.3' N ( 39.35500)
USGS Quad: ATLANTIC CITY Longitude: 74° 25.1' W ( -74.41830)
To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of the Atlantic City
Expressway and Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City, proceed north on Pacific Avenue
for 2.7 km (1.7 miles) to Virginia Avenue, Turn right onto Virginia Avenue and
go one block to the Boardwalk and the steel pier (the Taj Mahal Pier). The
bench marks are located along Pacific Avenue and the Boardwalk, and the tide
station is located on the east end of the steel pier.
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4720 F 1991
DESIGNATION: 853 4720 F
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 10821
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete pier OPUS PID#: DG5883
LATITUDE: 39° 21.4' N ( 39.35653) LONGITUDE: 74° 25.1' W ( -74.41867)
The primary bench mark is a disk set in the concrete on the SW side of the 4th
level of the steel pier (the Taj Mahal Pier), 25.32 m (83.0 ft) WSW of the
western corner of the tide station, 8.60 m (28.2 ft) NW of the southern corner
of a chain link fence, and 1.37 m (4.5 ft) NE of the SW edge of the pier.
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Station ID: 8534720 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/29/2003
Name: ATLANTIC CITY, ATLANTIC OCEAN
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12318 Latitude: 39° 21.3' N ( 39.35500)
USGS Quad: ATLANTIC CITY Longitude: 74° 25.1' W ( -74.41830)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4720 H 1993
DESIGNATION: 853 4720 H
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 10352
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#: DG5885
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete foundation of sign OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 39° 21.7' N ( 39.36222) LONGITUDE: 74° 25.3' W ( -74.42222)
The bench mark is a disk set in the Taj Mahal sign foundation located at the SW
corner of the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Virginia Avenue, 33.41 m (109.6
ft) SE of the SE corner of an abandoned building, 27.67 m (90.8 ft) west of the
median strip on Virginia Avenue, 17.46 m (57.3 ft) south of the centerline of
Pacific Avenue, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above ground.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4720 C 1981
DESIGNATION: 853 4720 C
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 10817
AGENCY: National Ocean Survey (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Sidewalk OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 39° 21.7' N ( 39.36167) LONGITUDE: 74° 25.3' W ( -74.42167)
The bench mark is a disk set in the concrete sidewalk NNW of the Boardwalk along
the west side of Danny Thomas Avenue, 33.80 m (110.9 feet) west of the NE corner
of Resorts Casino, 5.30 m (17.4 feet) WSW of a 1.52 m (5.0 feet) high concrete
wall, and 1.07 m (3.5 feet) north of the second door leading into the north side
of the casino.
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Station ID: 8534720 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/29/2003
Name: ATLANTIC CITY, ATLANTIC OCEAN
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12318 Latitude: 39° 21.3' N ( 39.35500)
USGS Quad: ATLANTIC CITY Longitude: 74° 25.1' W ( -74.41830)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 27659
DESIGNATION: 27659
MONUMENTATION: Survey disk VM#: 10820
AGENCY: New Jersey Geodetic Control Survey IDB PID#: JU4072
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Column foundation OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 39° 21.5' N ( 39.35861) LONGITUDE: 74° 25.3' W ( -74.42111)
The bench mark is a disk set vertically in the north face of the James Salt
Water Taffy Shop on the NE corner of the Resorts International Hotel-Casino
located at the intersection of the Boardwalk and Danny Thomas Avenue, 18.50 m
(60.7 ft) west of a fire hydrant, 5.00 m (16.4 ft) WSW of the SW corner of a
1.20 m (3.9 ft) high concrete wall, 0.40 m (1.3 ft) NNW of the SW face of the
building, and 0.09 m (0.3 ft) above the Boardwalk.
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4720 G 1991
DESIGNATION: 853 4720 G
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 10822
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete pier OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 39° 21.5' N ( 39.35833) LONGITUDE: 74° 25.2' W ( -74.42000)
The bench mark is a disk set in the NW corner of the steel pier (the Taj Mahal
Pier), 30.48 m (100.0 ft) WSW of an amusement stand, 17.28 m (56.7 ft) SSW of
the southernmost square support column, and 0.91 m (3.0 ft) SE of the NW face of
the first pier level.
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Station ID: 8534720 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/29/2003
Name: ATLANTIC CITY, ATLANTIC OCEAN
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12318 Latitude: 39° 21.3' N ( 39.35500)
USGS Quad: ATLANTIC CITY Longitude: 74° 25.1' W ( -74.41830)
T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
BENCH MARK STAMPING: 4720 I 1993
MONUMENTATION: Tidal Station disk VM#: 11019
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS) IDB PID#:
SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Loading bay foundation OPUS PID:
LATITUDE: 39° 21.6' N ( 39.36056) LONGITUDE: 74° 25.5' W ( -74.42472)
The bench mark is a disk set in a loading bay foundation on the east side of the
Quality Inn located at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and South Carolina
Avenue, 31.70 m (104.0 ft) SW of the parking garage in the Tannen Tower Building
at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Chalfonte Avenue, 4.82 m (15.8 ft) NNW
of the steps leading to the loading bay, 3.78 m (12.4 ft) south of the Quality
Inn's maintenance entrance, and 0.67 m (2.2 ft) above ground.
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Station ID: 8534720 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/29/2003
Name: ATLANTIC CITY, ATLANTIC OCEAN
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12318 Latitude: 39° 21.3' N ( 39.35500)
USGS Quad: ATLANTIC CITY Longitude: 74° 25.1' W ( -74.41830)
T I D A L D A T U M S
Tidal datums at ATLANTIC CITY, ATLANTIC OCEAN based on:
LENGTH OF SERIES: 19 Years
TIME PERIOD: January 1983 - December 2001
TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001
CONTROL TIDE STATION:
Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS:
HIGHEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (12/11/1992) = 2.738
MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 1.403
MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 1.276
North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.797
MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.675
MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.663
MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.051
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000
LOWEST OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (01/10/1978) = -1.362
North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88)
Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above:
Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW
4720 F 1991 9.042 7.767
4720 H 1993 3.297 2.021
4720 C 1981 2.490 1.214
27659 4.651 3.375
4720 G 1991 5.554 4.279
4720 I 1993 5.115 3.839
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Station ID: 8534720 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/29/2003
Name: ATLANTIC CITY, ATLANTIC OCEAN
NJ
NOAA Chart: 12318 Latitude: 39° 21.3' N ( 39.35500)
USGS Quad: ATLANTIC CITY Longitude: 74° 25.1' W ( -74.41830)
D E F I N I T I O N S
Mean Sea Level (MSL) is a tidal datum determined over a 19-year National Tidal
Datum Epoch. It pertains to local mean sea level and should not be confused
with the fixed datums of North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).
NAVD88 is a fixed datum derived from a simultaneous, least squares, minimum
constraint adjustment of Canadian/Mexican/United States leveling observations.
Local mean sea level observed at Father Point/Rimouski, Canada was held fixed as
the single initial constraint. NAVD88 replaces NGVD29 as the national
standard geodetic reference for heights. Bench mark elevations relative to
NAVD88 are available from NGS through the World Wide Web at
National Geodetic Survey.
NGVD29 is a fixed datum adopted as a national standard geodetic reference for
heights but is now considered superseded. NGVD29 is sometimes referred to as
Sea Level Datum of 1929 or as Mean Sea Level on some early issues of Geological
Survey Topographic Quads. NGVD29 was originally derived from a general
adjustment of the first-order leveling networks of the U.S. and Canada after
holding mean sea level observed at 26 long term tide stations as fixed.
Numerous local and wide-spread adjustments have been made since establishment in
1929. Bench mark elevations relative to NGVD29 are available from the National
Geodetic Survey (NGS) data base via the World Wide Web at
National Geodetic Survey.
NAVD88 and NGVD29 are fixed geodetic datums whose elevation relationships to
local MSL and other tidal datums may not be consistent from one location to
another.
The Vertical Mark Number (VM#) and PID# shown on the bench mark sheet are unique
identifiers for bench marks in the tidal and geodetic databases, respectively.
Each bench mark in either database has a single, unique VM# and/or PID# assigned.
Where both VM# and PID# are indicated, both tidal and geodetic elevations are
available for the bench mark listed. The NGS's Integrated Data Base (IDB PID)
provides geodetic datum based on traditionally leveled and bluebooked ties to
the National Spatial Reference System(NSRS) https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/datasheets/.
The NGS Online Positioning User Service (OPUS PID) provides geodetic datum based
on GPS position & tie it to the NSRS https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/OPUS/.
The NAVD88 elevation is shown on the Elevations of Tidal Datums Table Referred
to MLLW only when two or more of the bench marks listed have NAVD88 elevations.
The NAVD88 elevation relationship shown in the table is derived from an average
of several bench mark elevations relative to tide station datum. As a result of
this averaging, NAVD88 bench mark elevations computed indirectly from the tidal
datums elevation table may differ slightly from NAVD88 elevations listed for
each bench mark in the NGS database.