Subject: 49th Parallel FunFacts
Date: Nov 26, 2001 @ 21:59
Author: bjbutler@bjbsoftware.com (bjbutler@...)
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The "49th parallel" portion of theUS/Canada boundary
is marked by 1039 monuments and crosses the 49th parallel 15 times,
at locations between the following pairs of monuments
Monument 47 - N49°00'00.88 W121°56'03.06"
Monument 48 - N48°59'56.16 W121°50'57.72"
Monument 61 - N48°59'59.98 W121°26'37.59"
Monument 62 - N49°00'00.35 W121°24'52.24"
Monument 95 - N49°00'00.43 W120°10'50.27"
Monument 96 - N48°59'59.96 W120°08'27.77"
Monument 105 - N48°59'59.91" W119°52'41.14"
Monument 106 - N49°00'00.20" W119°50'30.02"
Monument 188B - N49°00'00.18" W117°17'54.11"
Monument 189 - N48°59'59.95" W117°17'20.50"
Monument 207 - N48°59'59.77" W116°29'53.45"
Monument 208 - N49°00'00.75" W116°26'17.65"
Monument 239 - N49°00'00.28" W115°21'30.96"
Monument 240 - N48°59'59.38" W115°17'48.00"
Monument 249 - N48°59'59.83" W114°58'17.50"
Monument 250 - N49°00'00.36" W114°55'19.74"
Monument 268 - N49°00'01.60" W114°15'33.90"
Monument 269 - N48°59'59.98" W114°11'59.37"
Monument 403 - N48°59'59.92" W109°42'48.15"
Monument 404 - N49°00'00.14" W109°40'24.07"
Monument 419 - N49°00'00.19" W109°14'27.92"
Monument 420 - N48°59'59.95" W109°12'37.66"
Monument 479 - N48°59'58.96" W107°23'17.47"
Monument 480 - N49°00'00.31" W107°21'39.22"
Monument 752 - N48°59'59.91" W98°58'47.15"
Monument 753 - N49°00'00.04" W98°57'27.78"
Monument 881 - N49°00'00.018" W96°09'27.753"
Monument 882 - N48°59'59.990" W96°08'08.489"
TP BUFFALO BAY - N48°59'55.96" W95°09'10.65"
Monument 913 - N49°10'50.280" W95°09'10.972"
Only one monument actually staddles the 49th parallel:
Monument 490 - N49°00'00.00" W106°59'06.45"