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Four Corners marker 2 1/2 miles off? Too late
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| Contributor | DFWDem |
| Last Edited | DFWDem Apr 20, 2009 03:53pm |
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| News Date | Monday, April 20, 2009 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Four Corners, a famous and popular tourist spot in the American Southwest, is and isn't where it should be. Confused? Read on.
Four Corners — the only place in the United States where four state boundaries come together — was first surveyed by the U.S. government in 1868, during the initial survey of Colorado's southern boundary line. Its intended location was an even 109 degrees west longitude and 37 degrees north latitude.
However, due to surveying errors, it didn't come out that way.
According to readings by the National Geodetic Survey, today's official marker sits at 109 02 42.62019 W longitude and 36 59 56.31532 N latitude.
That means the current monument marking the intersection of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona is approximately 2.5 miles west of where it should be. |
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