oops
i just found maptech gives a much better map than topozone
& it does show a road crossing the moat to montgomery island
so some remnant of that connection may still be there for you
however this map also shows that there is a closer approach to
the tripoint position on firmer ground from the vermont side
& that there are monuments just above both banks
numbered 644 & 645a in vt & ny respectively
these monuments are likely to be intervisible on a clear day
so they may be a help in getting a fix on the tripoint position
by just eyeballing along the caus line from either shore
but the map also indicates that the tripoint is slightly closer to the
right bank than the left
& actually very near midstream
so my earlier belief that it favors the left bank is mistaken
the map also shows a wetmark or buoy within the richelieu river
numbered 645
tho the ibc specifies this position as a site rather than a marker
hence probably just a ghost & no longer an extant monument
but it would be interesting to know if anything is still out there
also i really like your ice walking plan
especially as it would be a bp first
but since a mild el nino winter is being predicted
the ice isnt likely to get very hard this year
--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Meridien24" <meridien24@y...> wrote:
> Ol' Ft. Blunder happens to be my desktop picture! -- check out
the
> link below. It's only about 100 yards from the tripoint.
>
> Driving to Ft Montgomery is, well, impossible - as you can see
on the
> small map, it's not on land! I'm not sure the link it had to land
is
> still there..
>
> however, here's a thought: in a couple of months, the lake'll be
> frozen. Maybe then I can walk to the tri-point... hmm. We'll see
> how cold it gets.
>
> http://www.historiclakes.org/explore/Montgomery.html
>
> --J
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@b...> wrote:
> > Your best bet would be to drive out to the fortification shown
in
> > Mike's photo and canoe out from there. The fort is Fort
Montgomery,
> > built but never used.
> >
> > BJB
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "m donner" <maxivan82@h...>
wrote:
> > > hi jay
> > >
> > > both your posts were well enjoyed
> > >
> > > the attached pic was taken from the bridge on a dark day
> > > ny at left
> > > vt at right
> > > qc on the horizon
> > >
> > > i believe the tripoint is situated roughly athwart the large
> > fortification
> > > barely visible at left
> > > & of course you can confirm or improve upon this guess if
you can
> > find the
> > > nyqc terminal monument
> > >
> > > as you probably also know from topozone
> > > the usgs indicates the tripoint lies only about a quarter or a
> third
> > of the
> > > way from the left to the right shore
> > >
> > > so heres wishing you a much brighter as well as a much
dryer day
> so
> > you can
> > > develop this further
> > > m