U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Datums Page Page 1 of 8 Station ID: 8724231 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/01/2004 Name: BIG PINE KEY NORTH END FL NOAA Chart: 11448 Latitude: 24° 44.7' N ( 24.74500) USGS Quad: SUMMERLAND KEY Longitude: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) To reach the tidal bench marks from the post office in Marathon, proceed SW on U.S. Highway 1 for 30.7 km (19.1 mi) to Big Pine Key, then turn right and proceed NW on State Highway 940 (Key Deer Boulevard) for 7.2 km (4.5 mi), then north onto a dim track road for 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to the north end of Big Pine Key. The bench marks are located in a clearing at the north tip of the Key. The tide gage and staff were located offshore, north of the north tip, SE of channel marker No. 26. T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 2 of 8 Station ID: 8724231 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/01/2004 Name: BIG PINE KEY NORTH END FL NOAA Chart: 11448 Latitude: 24° 44.7' N ( 24.74500) USGS Quad: SUMMERLAND KEY Longitude: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S PRIMARY BENCH MARK STAMPING: PINEY RM 1 1935 DESIGNATION: PINEY RM 1 ALIAS: 2 MONUMENTATION: Reference Mark disk VM#: 11347 AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) IDB PID#: AA0223 SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 24° 44.6' N ( 24.74330) LONGITUDE: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) The primary bench mark is a disk set flush in a concrete monument, 34 m (110 ft) NW of the centerline of the track road, 24 m (78 ft) NE of bench mark PINEY 1935, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above the ground.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 3 of 8 Station ID: 8724231 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/01/2004 Name: BIG PINE KEY NORTH END FL NOAA Chart: 11448 Latitude: 24° 44.7' N ( 24.74500) USGS Quad: SUMMERLAND KEY Longitude: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: PINEY 1935 DESIGNATION: PINEY ALIAS: 1 MONUMENTATION: Triangulation Station disk VM#: 11346 AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) IDB PID#: AA0222 SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 24° 44.6' N ( 24.74330) LONGITUDE: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) The bench mark is a disk set flush in a concrete monument, 201 m (660 ft) SE of the north point of Big Pine Key, 70 m (231 ft) west of the edge of mangroves along the east shore, 60 m (198 ft) east of the edge of mangroves along the west shore, 41 m (135 ft) NW of the centerline of the track road, 0.40 m (1.3 ft) NE of a witness post, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above the ground.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 4 of 8 Station ID: 8724231 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/01/2004 Name: BIG PINE KEY NORTH END FL NOAA Chart: 11448 Latitude: 24° 44.7' N ( 24.74500) USGS Quad: SUMMERLAND KEY Longitude: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: PINEY RM 2 1935 DESIGNATION: PINEY RM 2 ALIAS: 3 MONUMENTATION: Reference Mark disk VM#: 11348 AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) IDB PID#: AA0221 SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Concrete monument OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 24° 44.6' N ( 24.74330) LONGITUDE: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) The bench mark is a disk set flush in a concrete monument, 36.48 m (119.7 ft) south of bench mark PINEY RM 1 1935, 32 m (105 ft) NW of the centerline of the track road, 25 m (81 ft) SE of bench mark PINEY 1935, 0.67 m (2.2 ft) NE of a witness post, and 0.15 m (0.5 ft) above the ground.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 5 of 8 Station ID: 8724231 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/01/2004 Name: BIG PINE KEY NORTH END FL NOAA Chart: 11448 Latitude: 24° 44.7' N ( 24.74500) USGS Quad: SUMMERLAND KEY Longitude: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: Q 328 1970 DESIGNATION: Q 328 MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 11349 AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) IDB PID#: AA0219 SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Rock outcrop OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 24° 44.6' N ( 24.74330) LONGITUDE: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) The bench mark is a disk set in the top of outcropping bedrock, 10.52 m (34.5 ft) east of bench mark R 328 1970, 4.72 m (15.5 ft) NE of the centerline of the track road, and 1.07 m (3.5 ft) south of a metal witness post.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 6 of 8 Station ID: 8724231 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/01/2004 Name: BIG PINE KEY NORTH END FL NOAA Chart: 11448 Latitude: 24° 44.7' N ( 24.74500) USGS Quad: SUMMERLAND KEY Longitude: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) T I D A L B E N C H M A R K S BENCH MARK STAMPING: R 328 1970 DESIGNATION: R 328 MONUMENTATION: Bench Mark disk VM#: 11350 AGENCY: US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) IDB PID#: AA0220 SETTING CLASSIFICATION: Outcropping bedrock OPUS PID: LATITUDE: 24° 44.6' N ( 24.74330) LONGITUDE: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) The bench mark is a disk set in the top of outcropping bedrock, 31.70 m (104.0 ft) east of bench mark PINEY RM 2 1935, 3 m (11 ft) NW of the centerline of the track road, and 0.79 m (2.6 ft) NNW of a witness post.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 7 of 8 Station ID: 8724231 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/01/2004 Name: BIG PINE KEY NORTH END FL NOAA Chart: 11448 Latitude: 24° 44.7' N ( 24.74500) USGS Quad: SUMMERLAND KEY Longitude: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) T I D A L D A T U M S Tidal datums at BIG PINE KEY NORTH END based on: LENGTH OF SERIES: 2 MONTHS TIME PERIOD: October 1974 - November 1974 TIDAL EPOCH: 1983-2001 CONTROL TIDE STATION: 8724580 KEY WEST Elevations of tidal datums referred to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), in METERS: MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER MHHW = 0.520 North American Vertical Datum NAVD88 = 0.479 MEAN HIGH WATER MHW = 0.462 MEAN TIDE LEVEL MTL = 0.263 MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL = 0.221 MEAN LOW WATER MLW = 0.063 MEAN LOWER LOW WATER MLLW = 0.000 North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88) Bench Mark Elevation Information In METERS above: Stamping or Designation MLLW MHW PINEY RM 1 1935 0.777 0.315 PINEY 1935 0.775 0.313 PINEY RM 2 1935 0.848 0.386 Q 328 1970 0.876 0.414 R 328 1970 0.792 0.330
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Page 8 of 8 Station ID: 8724231 PUBLICATION DATE: 04/01/2004 Name: BIG PINE KEY NORTH END FL NOAA Chart: 11448 Latitude: 24° 44.7' N ( 24.74500) USGS Quad: SUMMERLAND KEY Longitude: 81° 23.7' W ( -81.39500) 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.