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Re: Sextant Positions versus Map Datums?
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2002 Jan 17, 11:21 AM
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2002 Jan 17, 11:21 AM
Rodney- The landmark was the SE corner of the parking lot at the East Bath House (i.e. Field 6) of Jones Beach. While the beach is sand and in constant change, the buildings are fixed and have been in the same spot since construction (in the 30's?). It is possible that the buildings were not plotted as carefully as a larger landmark like the water tower (incorrectly called "the lighthouse" by some of our local nooze media) and I should go back and verify against *that* position as well, since the tower appears on nautical charts as a piloting reference too.
