Why search for geodetic control points?
The interesting thing about benchmarks and horizontal control points is that a majority of them are located in plain sight (though largely ignored by the general public). Searching out these locations and documenting them allows others to share pictures of the various areas where they are placed. There’s a certain excitement to be the first to find and document a control point, as well as seeing what others have found through photos on the website’s benchmark gallery. Some of these points haven’t been visited and documented as being still in existence in a very long time, so you may also be rediscovering long neglected objects of American history as well!
