--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:

> correction
> there are still dozens of bits of texas & dozens of bits of

arkansas

> on the wrong side of the red river
> http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.45972&lon=-94.41528
>
>
> also
> just to save a message
>
> new research indicates the original post marked west was probably
> about 528 feet due sw of the junction of route 72 & fox den rd
> rather than
> about 880 feet wsw of this corner
> as previously guesstimated
>
> this improvement assumes topozone can pan down 15 miles without
> losing the meridian
> admittedly a risky bet
> but still my best guess without having the paper topos in front of

>
> in any case the general position is indicated on the topo as wooded

> gently sloping
>
>
> but en route i think i may detour slightly to the recently

discussed

> freeform depa arc intersection stone
> since i never did find the earlier photo of it i promised
> & can so easily make another now
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "m06079"

<barbaria_longa@h...>

> wrote:
> > the missouri & mississippi rivers have many of these
> >
> > & of course all rivers tend to do this sort of thing to some

extent

> >
> > but it is just that these particular rivers are state line rivers

> > such a big way
> >
> >
> > there may be a few left on the artx red river sector too
> >
> > the many on the oktx red river sector were just eliminated by a

new

> > compact
> >
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Michael Kaufman
> > <mikekaufman79@y...> wrote:
> > > nice
> > >
> > http://topozone.com/map.asp?
> z=15&n=4574535&e=255355&s=100&size=m&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25
> > > --- dcupopelilly <ronkessler@s...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In addition to Kansas City and Wash DC, Bristol
> > > > TN/VA is another
> > > > urbanized state border, I believe I've read some
> > > > interesting posts
> > > > on here about the bizarre history of that boundary.
> > > > Chicago (at the
> > > > Indiana border) is another.
> > > >
> > > > One of the more bizarre state boundaries I've
> > > > encountered is in
> > > > Omaha, NE at Carter Lake, IA. Driving south from
> > > > Eppley Airfield, I
> > > > was stunned to see a Welcome to Iowa sign (without
> > > > crossing the
> > > > Missouri River) and thought I was hallucinating. My
> > > > guess is that
> > > > Carter Lake itself was once part of a large oxbow on
> > > > the Missouri
> > > > River but has since been filled (but that Iowa
> > > > retained it's
> > > > original property). Driving south on Abbott Dr and
> > > > looking west
> > > > across Carter Lake, if you had told me that the
> > > > other side was Iowa
> > > > you could have won a lot of $$$ off of me.
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure divided buildings are that uncommon.
> > > > Visiting
> > > > Delaware's 'highpoint' (448 feet, woohoo...) about
> > > > 100 yards from
> > > > the DE-PA border, there is a nearby stone house
> > > > divided by the state
> > > > line (monument just outside of it). I'm pretty sure
> > > > there are even
> > > > buildings on the US-Canada border on the 49th that
> > > > are divided (I
> > > > remember reading about a bar in particular).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Arif Samad
> > > > <fHoiberg@y...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > I have been busy lately, so I didn't get to
> > > > respond to
> > > > > somebody who showed a map of a boundary going
> > > > through
> > > > > an urban area. I have some comments and anecdotes
> > > > on
> > > > > the subject that I want to mention.
> > > > > It is quite common for state-level boundaries to
> > > > go
> > > > > through urban areas. It happens quite a lot in
> > > > Europe
> > > > > where it goes through buildings. I found
> > > > buildings
> > > > > divided by boundaries in Kopenhagen in both
> > > > outside
> > > > > and inside boundaries. There are divided
> > > > buildings in
> > > > > Vienna. I haven't found any divided buildings in
> > > > > non-city first order-divisions, but that is
> > > > because it
> > > > > would be too time-consuming to search them all.
> > > > > Though I did pick up a possible first-level
> > > > enclave in
> > > > > the Hamburg area. On the NE part of Hamburg near
> > > > the
> > > > > town of Ahrensburg in Schleswig-Holstein, there
> > > > seems
> > > > > to be an Enclave of Hamburg right next to a
> > > > > pene-enclave of Scleswig-Holstein. As
> > > > > Schleswig-Holstein does not have detailed German
> > > > > mapping site as far as I know, I would like some
> > > > > confirmation.
> > > > > Even in USA, buildings can be divided by
> > > > boundaries in
> > > > > Urban areas. About two years ago, I was driving
> > > > to
> > > > > Smoky Mountains with a friend (who is patient
> > > > enough
> > > > > to deal with my two obsessions of sports and
> > > > > boundaries) and we happen to drive past Bristol,
> > > > > Virginia and Tensessee. Bristol is a city that is
> > > > > divided by the Main Street. Bristol doesn't have
> > > > a
> > > > > GIS site, but there are divided buildings in
> > > > > Washington County on the outskirts of that city on
> > > > > their GIS site. One of my favorite border areas
> > > > that
> > > > > my friend, who lives in DC, happens to have
> > > > mentioned
> > > > > to me are the two circles in DC. Both
> > > > Massachusetts
> > > > > Avenue and Connecticut Avenue enters DC in a
> > > > circle.
> > > > > I drive through Connecticut Avenue to go to my
> > > > > friend's apartment and when I enter the circle, I
> > > > am
> > > > > in Maryland and when I leave, I am in DC. Much of
> > > > DC
> > > > > has boundaries on streets. But according to their
> > > > GIS
> > > > > site, the boundaries are slightly off and there
> > > > are
> > > > > quite a few driveways and one parking lot that are
> > > > > divided by the boundaries. Unfortunately, I
> > > > haven't
> > > > > found any buildings that are divided. Guys, you
> > > > > should check out my links site. There are a lot
> > > > of
> > > > > sites I have collected.
> > > > > My friend also mentioned this picture
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
>

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/Oct2003/Calif

> > > > ornia.TMOA2003299_lrg.jpg
> > > > > of the California fire. The boundary is shown on
> > > > that
> > > > > picture. You think Mexico is happy with the smoke
> > > > > from the American fire?
> > > > > Arif
> > > > >
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I think this link shows it even better:
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?
z=15&n=3729818.00003092&e=340949.999993779&datum=nad83

I am amazed at how twisted the border is between TX and AR/OK - and I
am a Texan...

BTW - the courthouse in Texarkana serves as a Texas and Arkansas
courthouse. Each state on a different floor. The border runs
through the building.