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.
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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
edit- Raymond, William Galt (1914). Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field (via Internet Archive). New York: American Book Company.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Missalalou". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
- ^ Lang, Kurt (1997). Huntsville, Decatur, Athens Map Book. Birmingham, AL USA: Carto-Craft Maps Inc.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- "Cadastral Survey [Huntsville Meridian]". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
- "Principal Meridians and Base Lines". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. 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.