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36: 93: 285:, was known as "Base Line Road" until the City (incorrectly at the time) named the section of road within their incorporated area, "Baseline Road". They petitioned the County for a name change, and the spelling was changed effective 11/20/17 298:
is one of the many principal east-west lines that correspond to four tiers of townships (two tiers north and two south). The base lines are about 24 miles (39 km) apart, with the first base line at the
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forms the boundary between the second and third tiers of counties and in many portions, discontinuous segments of road along the baseline are known as "
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Many communities in the United States have roads that run along survey baselines, many of which are named to reflect that fact. Some examples:
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Baseline Road in Hillsboro, Oregon, generally follows the Willamette Baseline which intersects the Willamette Meridian at the
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is generally a line between two points on the Earth's surface and the direction and/or distance between them.
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In Ontario, a baseline forms a straight line parallel a geographical feature (mostly a lake, especially
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This BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used in the survey of the United States.
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Many prominent Ontario baselines lie on the surveyed boundaries of land treaties signed with
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Resources page of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
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In Southern California, from Highland to San Dimas, the baseline is marked by
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needs to be measured to calculate the size of the triangles by trigonometry.
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List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States
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This article is about the usage in surveying. For other uses, see
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More specifically a baseline may be the line that divides a
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Baseline and was formerly known as "Baseline Road."
546: 521: 477: 160:is shared as the border for both states, at the 195:follows the baseline used by surveyors of the 146:(north-south line) at the point of origin, or 378:follows the original survey route marked by 174: 338:peoples. For example, several baselines in 115:network, at least one distance between two 80:Learn how and when to remove this message 458:History of the Rectangular Survey System 91: 43:This article includes a list of general 547: 307:. It is, therefore equivalent to the 29: 448:The Principal Meridian Project (US) 25:Standard parallel (map projections) 13: 251:In Michigan, the baseline for the 124:Global Navigation Satellite System 49:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 566: 441: 129: 34: 522:Stephen Thorning (1 Feb 1995). 478:County of Placer (2017-11-22). 515: 490: 471: 294:In Canadian land surveying, a 1: 555:Surveying and geodesy markers 464: 358:) follow the borders of the 329:concession road and sideline 7: 389: 276:Willamette Stone State Park 10: 571: 384:Between the Lakes Purchase 314: 22: 15: 396:Public Land Survey System 289: 171:between north and south. 136:Public Land Survey System 18:Baseline (disambiguation) 237:metro area is marked by 233:, the baseline near the 364:Six Nations confederacy 64:more precise citations. 97: 528:Wellington Advertiser 331:system in use today. 134:In the United States 95: 409:Dominion Land Survey 283:Roseville California 267:area runs along the 502:Grand River Country 370:which runs through 162:40th parallel north 425:Principal meridian 362:land grant to the 311:in the US system. 281:Base Line Road in 197:Louisiana Purchase 144:principal meridian 98: 498:"Haldimand Tract" 420:Decumanus Maximus 372:Wellington County 352:Brant-Oxford Road 309:standard parallel 90: 89: 82: 562: 539: 538: 536: 534: 519: 513: 512: 510: 508: 494: 488: 487: 484:County of Placer 475: 430:Borden Base Line 398:(United States) 305:Canada–US border 85: 78: 74: 71: 65: 60:this article by 51:inline citations 38: 37: 30: 570: 569: 565: 564: 563: 561: 560: 559: 545: 544: 543: 542: 532: 530: 520: 516: 506: 504: 496: 495: 491: 476: 472: 467: 444: 435:Braak Base Line 415:Survey township 392: 360:Haldimant Tract 340:Waterloo Region 317: 292: 253:Michigan Survey 177: 175:"Baseline Road" 169:survey township 132: 86: 75: 69: 66: 56:Please help to 55: 39: 35: 28: 21: 12: 11: 5: 568: 558: 557: 541: 540: 514: 489: 469: 468: 466: 463: 462: 461: 455: 450: 443: 442:External links 440: 439: 438: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 406: 405: 404: 391: 388: 380:Augustus Jones 368:Jones Baseline 316: 313: 303:, the western 291: 288: 287: 286: 279: 272: 249: 242: 227: 200: 176: 173: 131: 128: 88: 87: 42: 40: 33: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 567: 556: 553: 552: 550: 529: 525: 518: 503: 499: 493: 485: 481: 474: 470: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 445: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 410: 407: 403: 400: 399: 397: 394: 393: 387: 385: 381: 377: 376:Halton Region 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 336:First Nations 332: 330: 326: 322: 312: 310: 306: 302: 301:49th parallel 297: 284: 280: 277: 273: 270: 266: 262: 258: 257:Baseline Road 254: 250: 247: 246:Baseline Road 243: 240: 239:Baseline Road 236: 232: 228: 225: 221: 217: 216:40th parallel 213: 209: 208:Baseline Road 205: 201: 198: 194: 193:Baseline Road 190: 186: 182: 181: 180: 172: 170: 165: 163: 159: 155: 151: 150: 149:initial point 145: 141: 137: 130:United States 127: 125: 120: 118: 114: 113:triangulation 109: 107: 103: 94: 84: 81: 73: 63: 59: 53: 52: 46: 41: 32: 31: 26: 19: 531:. Retrieved 527: 517: 505:. Retrieved 501: 492: 483: 473: 344:Brant County 333: 321:Lake Ontario 318: 308: 295: 293: 178: 166: 147: 133: 122:In relative 121: 110: 105: 99: 76: 67: 48: 356:Indian Line 348:Wilmot Line 346:(including 261:8 Mile Road 185:Little Rock 62:introducing 465:References 382:after the 214:marks the 45:references 437:(Germany) 386:in 1792. 325:Lake Erie 296:base line 226:counties. 102:surveying 70:June 2010 549:Category 411:(Canada) 390:See also 269:Michigan 204:Colorado 189:Arkansas 154:Nebraska 140:parallel 117:stations 106:baseline 315:Ontario 265:Detroit 263:in the 235:Phoenix 231:Arizona 212:Boulder 58:improve 533:8 July 507:8 July 354:, and 290:Canada 158:Kansas 47:, but 220:Adams 111:In a 535:2019 509:2019 374:and 342:and 259:." 224:Weld 222:and 156:and 104:, a 323:or 229:In 210:in 202:In 183:In 100:In 551:: 526:. 500:. 482:. 350:, 206:, 191:, 187:, 164:. 537:. 511:. 486:. 278:. 248:. 241:. 199:. 83:) 77:( 72:) 68:( 54:. 27:. 20:.

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Baseline (disambiguation)
Standard parallel (map projections)
references
inline citations
improve
introducing
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surveying
triangulation
stations
Global Navigation Satellite System
Public Land Survey System
parallel
principal meridian
initial point
Nebraska
Kansas
40th parallel north
survey township
Little Rock
Arkansas
Baseline Road
Louisiana Purchase
Colorado
Baseline Road
Boulder
40th parallel
Adams
Weld

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