Montana meridian

The Montana meridian extends north and south from the initial monument on the summit of a limestone hill, 800 feet (240 meters) high, longitude 111° 39′ 33″ west from Greenwich, and, with the base line on the parallel of 45° 47′ 13″ north latitude, governs the surveys in the state of Montana.^[1] The initial point lies near Willow Creek, Montana.

References

^ Nash, Stewart (01 February 2014) "Initial Point of Montana" Frederick, Maryland: The American Surveyor Magazine.

Sources

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

External links

"Montana". U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
"Montana Principal Meridian". The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
"Principal Meridian of Montana, Willow Creek, MT". Principal Meridian Project. Retrieved 2012-09-25.

45°47′12.82″N 111°39′35.57″W / 45.7868944°N 111.6598806°W / 45.7868944; -111.6598806

[1] Nash, Stewart (01 February 2014) "Initial Point of Montana" Frederick, Maryland: The American Surveyor Magazine.

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Named meridians	Black Hills Boise Chickasaw Choctaw Cimarron Copper River Gila and Salt River Humboldt Huntsville Indian Louisiana Michigan Mount Diablo Navajo New Mexico Montana St. Helena meridian St. Stephens Salt Lake San Bernardino Tallahassee Uintah Umiat Ute Washington Willamette Wind River
List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States

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