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Huntsville meridian

Huntsville meridian

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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.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management map showing the principal meridians of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama

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

  • Raymond, William Galt (1914). Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field (via Internet Archive). New York: American Book Company.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Missalalou". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  2. [2]
    Lang, Kurt (1997). Huntsville, Decatur, Athens Map Book. Birmingham, AL USA: Carto-Craft Maps Inc.
  3. [3]
    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.

34°59′27.0″N 86°34′16.0″W
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