You Are Here - Wood Lane, London, UK
N 51° 30.599 W 000° 13.468
30U E 692598 N 5710192
This "you are here" map is on the east side of Wood Lane outside Wood Lane tube station and opposite the BBC.
Waymark Code: WMMQ7B
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/24/2014
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The maps are of a standard format and are mounted on a tall black pillar. The "you are here" is located at the centre of the lower map. A circle is drawn, with the "you are here " at its centre and indicates a distance equal to a 5 minute walk. The upper map shows a circle the equivalent to a fifteen minute walk with "you are here " being at the centre.
The map is orientated head-up so that the top of the map indicates the direction ahead of where the map is being viewed from. For those that like to know where "north" is a directional arrow is set into the ground at the base of the pillar.
The map has a hidden grid with letters across the map and numbers down the map. A list of streets and landmarks are shown below the map with grid co-ordinates, for example "C3 ", indicated to allow the location to be found easily.
The map has a key to indicate, amongst other information:
- Cycle Hire Stations
- Underground Stations
- Docklands Light Railway Stations
- Bus Stations
- Bus Stops
- River Services
- National Rail Stations
- Retail Outlets
Roads are shown in black; footpaths in blue; water in light blue; landmarks in yellow; parks in green.