1. State plane coordinate system -- magnetic pole at the date given, (last 3 zeroes omitted for 660,000 feet north from origin in this case 1994. The direction brevity) (Zone13). within the state plane grid to which a magnetic compass 13. UTM easting value – 488,000 system. needle points. meters false easting (Zone 13). o This coordinate system was 9. 11 east -- magnetic declination 14. Map reference code: established by the U.S. Coast or variation of the compass -- 39 – degrees north latitude and Geodetic Survey for use in the number of degrees a 105 – degrees west longitude defining positions of points in compass needle at a particular F2 -- index number (area terms of plane rectangular (x, y) location bears away from true reference code) TF -- coordinates. There is usually one north and points to the north Topographic map with system for each state and each magnetic pole. 196 MILS -- contour values in Feet state determines the military angular measurement. 024 -- 1:24,000 scale measurement unit (i.e., feet or meters). 10. Adjoining USGS quadrangle 15. ISBN number – International name “Indian Hills.” The Standard Book Number. 2. Latitude -- 39 degrees, 37 notation “4963 II SW” is the minutes, 30 seconds (north of 16. UTM northing value -- NGA (National Geospatial- the Equator, which is at 0 4,387,000 meters north from the Intelligence Agency, the degrees latitude). Equator. “Northings” in the Department of Defense mapping southern hemisphere begin with 3. Longitude -- 105 degrees, 15 agency) sheet designator for the the Equator value = 10,000,000 minutes, 00 seconds (west of same map. meters and decrease in value. Meridian of Greenwich, also th called Prime Meridian, which is 11. Range 69 West -- 69 range west 17. Section number 5. See Public at 0 degrees longitude). of 6th Principal Meridian (which Land Subdivisions. is at Meades Ranch, Kansas). 4. North American Datum of 1927 18. Township 4 South -- 4 -- horizontal datum. Required Public Land Subdivisions: In townships south of base line for GPS users. Also identifies 1785 Congress adopted a plan (Base Line of 1855, in this case). UTM zone and state plane for surveying public lands. See Public Land Subdivisions. coordinate system. According to this plan, land was divided into townships 19. Latitude again – another 2.5 5. GN -- UTM grid north (at the approximately six miles square, minute grid tick – 39 degrees center of the map). which were further subdivided (understood), 40 minutes, 00 seconds. 6. State plane coordinate system -- into 36 sections approximately 2,080,000 feet east of origin. one mile square. Principal Additional Information meridians and base lines were For information on USGS products 7. -- true or geographic north -- established as a reference system and services, contact USGS Science points to the north geographic for the township surveys. pole. Information Services at: phone: 1- 12. UTM (Universal Transverse 888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747) 8. MN -- magnetic north -- the Mercator) easting value -- or online form: approximate direction (at the 486,000 meters false easting http://www.usgs.gov/ask center of the map) to the north