Concrete Navigation Arrows, I finally found one to visit

[Brad W]

Was on a trip out west, and after checking into a hotel in St George, UT I was checking google maps for somewhere to eat and spotted a tag callout for a Navigation Arrow... so I told the family that's our first stop in the morning!

Not much to it but I'm glad to have finally seen one in person.

Aviation Navigation Arrow · St. George, UT 84790

âââââ · Historical landmark

maps.app.goo.gl

Biggest shock to me is the angle iron structure remnants of the tower. I didn't get any shots of the structure but it sure looks like high quality but modern galvanized perforated angle iron. I was shocked at how fresh it looks. I still barely believe that it's the original structure, but I could see no evidence of new stuff being embedded into the old concrete
Here's a link to a couple of photos someone else posted on google

Aviation Navigation Arrow · St. George, UT 84790

âââââ · Historical landmark

maps.app.goo.gl

Aviation Navigation Arrow · St. George, UT 84790

âââââ · Historical landmark

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Cool!

For anyone who's interested in such things, there's a couple of sites where they've compiled some lists of arrows/beacons and even a map:

Airway Beacons – Zhanna's SurveyStation

Arrow and Beacon Locations

 

[Zeldman]

There is an arrow east of Gallup that can be seen on final. It is the same color as the ground, so very hard to spot if the exact location is not known before hand.

 

[luvflyin]

Those things should be painted Magenta. Real men knew how to do pilotage with a map.

 

[cessna182b]

Cool!

For anyone who's interested in such things, there's a couple of sites where they've compiled some lists of arrows/beacons and even a map:

Airway Beacons – Zhanna's SurveyStation

Arrow and Beacon Locations

About 15 years ago I encountered the site of an Airway Beacon in the mountains East of Elkins, WV. The beacon itself and other structures were missing - except for the
tower - which was being used to mount radio communications antennas by the U.S. Forest Service. This probably would have been Beacon 26 or 28 on the map. I found some
information that it was located along an Airway Route running from Washington DC to Cincinnati, OH, and was built in the late 1920s The tower still had electrical panels and
conduit on it that had been used for the rotating beacon, and was of the same design (similar to a windmill tower) still used by the FAA in many locations.

Dave

 

[tonycondon]

The airway museum in Grant's, NM is pretty cool!

 

[Aviatorbrew]

We have two in my area, one just down the street. And one in the mountains between Cheyenne and laramie