Huntsville meridian

U.S. Bureau of Land Management map showing the principal meridians of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama

The Huntsville meridian begins on the northern boundary of Alabama, in latitude 34° 59′ 27" north, longitude 86° 34′ 16″ west[1] from Greenwich, extends south to latitude 33° 06′ 20″ north, and governs the surveys in the northern district of Alabama.

Within the city of Huntsville, Alabama, Meridian Street coincides with the Huntsville Meridian for most of its length north of US-72.[2] The marker for the Huntsville Meridian is in the Maple Hill Cemetery near downtown Huntsville.[3]

Sources

  • Raymond, William Galt (1914). Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field (via Google Books). New York: American Book Company.

See also

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Lang, Kurt (1997). Huntsville, Decatur, Athens Map Book. Birmingham, AL USA: Carto-Craft Maps Inc.
  3. ↑ Lemmond-Williams, Misty (April 7, 2015). "20 Photos You Would Only Recognize If You Grew Up in Huntsville". Huntsville, AL: WAAY-TV. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  • "Cadastral Survey [Huntsville Meridian]". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  • "Principal Meridians and Base Lines". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  • "The Huntsville Principal Meridian, Huntsville, AL". Principal Meridian Project. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  • "Huntsville Meridian". The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  • "Public Land Survey" (PDF). University of Alabama Department of Geography. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  • Bob Baudendistel (December 4, 2005). "Laying out Alabama". POB Online. Retrieved 2012-10-05.

Coordinates: 34°59′27.0″N 86°34′16.0″W / 34.990833°N 86.571111°W / 34.990833; -86.571111

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