CONTROL STATION DATA

HARVARD UNIVERSITY BASE MAPPING / GIS PROJECT

STATION:

MCHI08

LATITUDE:

42 22 19.95421 N

LONGITUDE:

71 06 54.30318 W

Horizontal Datum is North American Datum 1983

Vertical Datum is North American Datum 1929

Massachusetts State Plane Coordinates, Mainland Zone

NORTHING:

2960897.297 FEET

EASTING:

760178.781 FEET

ELEVATION:

33.61 FEET

NORTHING:

902483.301 METERS

EASTING:

231702.956 METERS

ELEVATION:

10.244 METERS

NOTE: Elevation corrected per Chas. H. Sells survey, 2007

DESCRIPTION:

At Cambridge, in the Southeast quadrant of the intersection of Harvard and Quincy Streets. Station is located opposite the Northwest corner of the "Inn at Harvard" building, at the extreme northwest corner of the wrought iron fence surrounding the building. A standard 2" brass tablet set in the granite curbing at the back of the sidewalk which supports the fence inscribed "Harvard University Geodetic Monument GPS 1992" and stamped MCHI08.

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