You Are Here - High Street, Kingston upon Thames, UK
N 51° 24.544 W 000° 18.381
30U E 687330 N 5698759
This "you are here" map is on the north side of the High Street at the southern entrance to the Market Place in Kingston upon Thames.
Waymark Code: WMNR9Y
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/24/2015
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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.