Huntsville meridian explained

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.

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

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

See also

• List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States

External links

• Web site: Cadastral Survey [Huntsville Meridian] ]. U.S. Bureau of Land Management . 2012-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130105115231/http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/missalalou.htm . 2013-01-05 . dead.
• Web site: Principal Meridians and Base Lines . U.S. Bureau of Land Management . 2012-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018100501/http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/meridians.htm . 2012-10-18 . dead.
• Web site: The Huntsville Principal Meridian, Huntsville, AL . Principal Meridian Project . 2012-10-05.
• Web site: Huntsville Meridian . The Center for Land Use Interpretation . 2012-10-05.
• Web site: Public Land Survey . University of Alabama Department of Geography . 2012-10-05.
• Web site: Laying out Alabama . Bob Baudendistel . December 4, 2005 . POB Online . 2012-10-05.

34.9908°N -86.5711°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Missalalou . 2012-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130105115231/http://www.blm.gov/cadastral/meridians/missalalou.htm . 2013-01-05 . dead .
2. Book: Lang, Kurt. Huntsville, Decatur, Athens Map Book. 1997. Carto-Craft Maps Inc.. Birmingham, AL USA.
3. News: Misty . Lemmond-Williams . . . 20 Photos You Would Only Recognize If You Grew Up in Huntsville . https://archive.today/20150412003126/http://www.waaytv.com/news/trending/photos-you-would-only-recognize-if-you-grew-up-in/article_49b82161-ad73-5717-bce8-6aaefdca49e8.html . dead . April 12, 2015 . April 7, 2015 . April 11, 2015 .