Wow! I guess Arif and I passed each other in cyberspace without even knowing
it!
Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arif Samad" <fHoiberg@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 9:28 PM
Subject: Map sites and Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: DCMDVAN via Potomac Heritage
Trail
> Guys...Sorry to burst the bubble, but according to
> both the Fairfax and Arlington GIS sites, the boundary
> is not on the walls of the complex. GIS sites can be
> unreliable, but as both sites have it pass through an
> extremely similar spot, I have to trust it. It passes
> through a building very nearby though. The building
> is hidden underneath trees in the photo. To my
> eyesight, the tripoint lies 40 feet off what the sight
> line of the parking lot mentioned would give you. The
> reason behind the oddity is that the parcel boundary
> is what gives the parking lot or building its shape,
> but the parcel boundary is not on the county boundary.
> The DC site
> http://dcgis.dc.gov/DetailMap/viewer.htm from DC can
> give a good idea of the rock positioning with
> http://magellan.co.arlington.va.us/arlims/onpoint and
> http://icare.fairfaxcounty.gov/Main/Home.aspx will
> give you a good idea of the buildings.
> http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gisapps/parcelviewer/parcels.asp?operation=ortho
> is good but a little hard to maneuver.
> By the way, for a good map of Breddin, an enclave
> between two German provinces, the
> http://www.mapforfun.de has good maps either under
> either Brandenburg or Sachsen-Anhalt.
> Arif
>
>
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