Route 7 Benchmarks

U.S. Route 7 reaches 309 miles from Highgate Springs, Vermont to Norwalk, Connecticut. Parts of Route 7 are quite scenic but much of the highway is used heavily by commuters. I am not sure how many of the nation’s 736,425 benchmarks are along the entire route but by doing some research using the Geocaching Swiss Army Knife — my favorite tool for storing and manipulating location data — I have discovered that there are two dozen marks along Route 7 within ten miles of where I live. The obvious challenge is to find them (the official term is "recover" them).
Overall, 69,932 of the nation’s benchmarks have been "recovered" as of today so my contribution will be a drop in the bucket — but hopefully a lot of fun. (read more)