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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Now I'm intrigued by that Standard Oil Beacon. Does anyone have any information on it? It's the only beacon on the map.
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The only reference I've found so far is on
geocaching.com. I assume "NGS" stands for the National Geodetic Survey. Here are the relevant details:
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Location:
In LOS ANGELES county, CA
Designation:
MONTEBELLO BEACON
Marker Type:
NGS Benchmark
Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1932 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1932 (GLA) AIRPLANE BEACON ESTABLISHED AND OPERATED BY THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY AT MONTEREY PARK, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
1/1/1965 by USGS (MONUMENTED)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1965 STATION HAS BEEN DESTROYED. BEACON HAS BEEN REMOVED.
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The site also gives the location's coordinates as "N 34° 01.809 W 118° 05.717". Enter those into Google Maps and it gives you the position below. Apart from a few oil pumps, there's not much to see.
Google Maps