Those look like survey markers for property lines or easements. Property lines are typically marked with pink in my area, maybe green is an easement?
AmaranthusSky
No idea, but did you call 811 before you started? If there’s utilities, planting a bunch of trees may be a bad idea.
One-Dragonfruit1010
Very hard to say with what’s pictured, but in my area green is used to indicate sewer and septic. The pipe looks like it could be an abandoned water supply, but again very hard to tell.
NecessaryTax2172
Almost looks like a pipe with an end on it like for a an old sprinkler system. But I would check to see if it’s a marker before anything else. Yeah just call 811 and have them mark lines. It’s free 🙂
BirdEducational6226
Probably an electrical ground.
psyco-the-rapist
I have stakes like that on my property that are survey markers. I also have the nails from other more recent surveys on my property. Does the nail have any markings on the head?
joesquatchnow
Surveyors do not use plumbing pipes regularly
Solomouse
The nail with ribbon is a survey point used to mark a place to measure to or from.
The pipe is hard to say without seeing what else is near. Could be a property pin, could be a grounding rod if near a structure or utility pole? Could be an old water line that was capped for later use. Maybe it was a stand for a bird feeder?
BocaHydro
looks like a surge rod?
allusivebug
Does it mark your property line?
Spear_Ritual
Is green part of the standard marking colors? Blue is water, etc? Or am I just imagining it’s an industry standard?
Emptynest09
The nail with flagging is called a traverse point. It’s used in surveying to get near a property corner or other structure. The point is measured and its location known so it can be used to determine where the property markers should be. For example, if there’s a bunch of brush where the corner is, you can place a traverse point a little ways away and then measure the angle and distance to the corner. Likewise if there’s corner needs to be marked you can come back later and use the point to measure angle and distance to place the corner marker.
CTCLVNV
811 it is a marker, survey, utilities, I would bug 811
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Those look like survey markers for property lines or easements. Property lines are typically marked with pink in my area, maybe green is an easement?
No idea, but did you call 811 before you started? If there’s utilities, planting a bunch of trees may be a bad idea.
Very hard to say with what’s pictured, but in my area green is used to indicate sewer and septic. The pipe looks like it could be an abandoned water supply, but again very hard to tell.
Almost looks like a pipe with an end on it like for a an old sprinkler system. But I would check to see if it’s a marker before anything else. Yeah just call 811 and have them mark lines. It’s free 🙂
Probably an electrical ground.
I have stakes like that on my property that are survey markers. I also have the nails from other more recent surveys on my property. Does the nail have any markings on the head?
Surveyors do not use plumbing pipes regularly
The nail with ribbon is a survey point used to mark a place to measure to or from.
The pipe is hard to say without seeing what else is near. Could be a property pin, could be a grounding rod if near a structure or utility pole? Could be an old water line that was capped for later use. Maybe it was a stand for a bird feeder?
looks like a surge rod?
Does it mark your property line?
Is green part of the standard marking colors? Blue is water, etc? Or am I just imagining it’s an industry standard?
The nail with flagging is called a traverse point. It’s used in surveying to get near a property corner or other structure. The point is measured and its location known so it can be used to determine where the property markers should be. For example, if there’s a bunch of brush where the corner is, you can place a traverse point a little ways away and then measure the angle and distance to the corner. Likewise if there’s corner needs to be marked you can come back later and use the point to measure angle and distance to place the corner marker.
811 it is a marker, survey, utilities, I would bug 811