97° 08' 56".968 West. 49° 53' 15".708 North - Winnipeg MB
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PeterNoG
N 49° 53.261 W 097° 08.973
14U E 632921 N 5527784
These Permanent Geographic Coordinates are on a Centennial Survey Monument in Memorial Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMBP55
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 06/08/2011
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The full text from the Centennial Survey Monument reads:
Centennial Survey Monument
Winnipeg
Center of Post Number One
Geographic Co-ordinates
Longitude 97° 08' 56".968 West
Latitude 49° 53' 15".708 North
Elevation above mean sea level
760.518 feet
Azimuth and distance to adjoining monuments
Winnipeg to Ottawa 98° 56' 03".5 AZ. 1043.210 miles
Winnipeg to Toronto 110° 19' 44".8 AZ. 942.912 miles
Winnipeg to Regina 279° 23' 51".8 AZ. 333.589 miles
June 21, 1967
A second plaque reads:
Surveying for the Future
This survey monument and plaque is dedicated to the Surveyors of Canada whose skill and industry contributed so greatly to the exploration, mapping and development of our nation.
It is symbolic of the beginning of the second century of surveying in Canada and is a First Post in a unified system of precisely co-ordinated survey points.
With eleven other Centennial Survey Monuments erected across Canada, it signifies the contribution by surveyors both past and present to the charting of our nation’s future.
Type of structure: Sign
Difference between the post coordinates and your GPSr reading:
Plaque vs. GPS = 28.805 meters
But plaque would have been NAD27 in 1967.
Converting plaque to WSG84, difference would only be 6.645 meters
Reason for the coordinates: Centennial Survey Monument - Tribute to surveying
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