Where in Elk County Am I?

[flintauqua]

I'm standing in the middle of a large letter made of stone that is visible from air, rail, and highway.

Where in Elk County am I?

Answer must be in the form of precise latitude and longitude, not just a rough estimate from another point.

A useful link is:  http://mapper.acme.com

First correct answerer gets to pick the next point to identify.

[jensarlou]

Flint,
You have me stumped.  I have followed the active rail line on the sat. map from one end of Elk Co. to the other and I can't find a large letter of any sort.  Now it could be because I can only zoom in so far before it tells me imagery is not avail. at that level.  I was really hoping to get this one.  I love to browse on Google Earth so I thought this one would be right up my alley.  I missed it by a longshot.  I can't wait till someone figures it out.
Andrea

[W. Gray]

First place I checked was Polk Daniels, then the Moline quarry.


I am thinking it might be around one of the local air strips or at "Mount" Osage Cuestas.

[redcliffsw]

There might still be a "G" on the side of the hill west of Grenola, being South
of the highway and RR.  That location is not accurate enough so maybe someone
else can make a better location description. 

[Delbert]

The G was put there in the early 30's.  Freshmen at Grenola had to white wash the G every year.  Other groups have painted it the last several years.

[W. Gray]

Did you find it using Acme.

I have looked around the RR tracks and west of Grenola but my ancient eyes do not find it.

In the back of my mind I think I have seen it from the highway since we make many trips between Howard and Winfield when I am in Elk County.

[dnalexander]

Charles I notice very few responses from folks that now live in Elk County. Most forum members are like me and live elsewhere. If I have a question about Elk County I ask Waldo or Frawin, both who I find know more about Elk County than people who live there. (Nobody get hurt feelings that is just my opinion, I am sure some of you that live there know much  about EK you just don't share it)
Charles, I think you may have read my post about my dad and my Uncle Marion Jacot and how they met working on the Kansas Turnpike and that is in part why I am on this forum. I grew up sleeping in blue print drawers, oil stained trucks, and riding asphalt paving machines all over the Midwest. You now are answering questions that I would have asked my dad. He has been gone a long time but I have very fond memories of growing up as the son of a civil engineer. It may not seem glamorous, but some of the greatest feats of man were by engineers, public works laborers, DOT workers, map makers, city planners, etc.

David

[ddurbin]

I'm in agreement with RedCliff and Delbert that you're referring to the Grenola G.  If so, will you accept N37.35324 W96.47464 as being close enough?  If correct, I'll defer the privilege of choosing the next site to RedCliff as being first to recognize where you were.

[flintauqua]

Sorry, been out all day.

Dan is within an 1/8 of a mile, so as he suggested, RedCliff you are up.

David,

The reason I started this was to maybe get some people back active that have taken a sabatical from the Forum as of late.  And by chosing something that is able to be spoted from online maps, people who grew up here could join in, and to foster communication between people who have ties to here and their friends and relatives who still live here or have lived here recently enough to know.

Waldo,

I do admit that what I chose is a little hard to see even at the highest available resolution on the satellite view on the acme site, but again anything larger would have been pretty obvious.

Okay Red, your turn.

Charles

[dnalexander]

Sorry, been out all day.

Dan is within an 1/8 of a mile, so as he suggested, RedCliff you are up.

David,

The reason I started this was to maybe get some people back active that have taken a sabatical from the Forum as of late.  And by chosing something that is able to be spoted from online maps, people who grew up here could join in, and to foster communication between people who have ties to here and their friends and relatives who still live here or have lived here recently enough to know.

Waldo, I do admit that what I chose is a little hard to see even at the highest available resolution on the satellite view on the acme site, but again anything larger would have been pretty obvious.

Okay Red, your turn.

Charles

Charles I love the game. Can't tell you how much fun I had scanning EK at the highest resolution. I may of been at a disadvantage not knowing the area very well, but I did see a lot and always learn from those of you have been in EK since the last time I was there. Thanks I like this game.

David