A Dictionary of Geographic Positions in the United States (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book A Dictionary of Geographic Positions in the United States (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Gannett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Dictionary of Geographic Positions in the United States For several years the Division of Topography of the United states Geological Survey has been engaged in compiling positions determined within the United States which are believed to be of sufficient accuracy for use in the preparation of its maps. This compilation has been found extremely useful in the office, and it is believed that its useful ness will be greatly extended by placing it before the public. This list comprises between and positions. To publish it in extenso, with descriptions of the stations, their latitudes and longitudes, the distances and azimuths to neighboring stations, and the methods of determination, would extend this bulletin beyond all reasonable limits. To avoid making too bulky a volume, it has been decided to publish merely the latitudes and longitudes, with abbrevia tions indicating the authority, and references to the publications in which other data relating to the positions may be found. The arrangement of these positions is the result of much thought, and that presented is believed to be the most convenient for the pur poses for which such a compilation is needed. The positions are arranged by States and, within States, by square degrees; i. E., the quadrilateral limited by consecutive parallels and meridians. The States are arranged geographically, beginning with Maine and ending with California. Within the States the square degrees commence with the northeasternmost and run westward across the State; then they begin again with the eastern end of the next tier southward, and so on to the southwest corner of the State. Within each square degree the positions are arranged alphabetically by name. The only exception to this is in the case of section corners in certain States on the prairies and plains. These section corners will be found at the end of their respective square degrees. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.