Subject: Re: 49th Parallel FunFacts
Date: Nov 27, 2001 @ 00:59
Author: orc@orcoast.com (orc@...)
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--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., bjbutler@b... wrote:
> I imagine it's just statistical. Out of 1039 monuments, one of them
> was bound to be on the boundary. I think the precise positions listed
> were determined with DGPS, probably long after the markers were set.
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Bill Hanrahan" <hanrahan@k...> wrote:
> > Brian,
> >
> > Any opinion as to why Monument 490 is as accurate as it is with
> respect to latitude? I assume that monumentation of the 49th is as
> varied as it is due to the limitations of older astronomical surveys,
> etc. Since "once it's marked, it's marked" is the general rule, is
> fair to conclude that #490 was surveyed much more recently than most
> of the other monuments?
> >
> > Bill
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: bjbutler@b...
> > To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 4:59 PM
> > Subject: [BoundaryPoint] 49th Parallel FunFacts
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > Only one monument actually staddles the 49th parallel:
> >
> > Monument 490 - N49°00'00.00" W106°59'06.45"