90 Degrees West - Eastern/Central Time Zone - Trans Canada Highway 17 - Argon, ON
Posted by: jiggs11
N 48° 54.148 W 090° 01.657
15U E 717818 N 5420873
Large Marker indicating the line between the Eastern and Central Time Zones.
Waymark Code: WM134P4
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/15/2020
Views: 5
The time zone delineation marker is located in a small roadside rest area on Trans Canada Highway 17 near the village of Argon, ON.
The two-sided marker reads:
YOU ARE CROSSING
90 deg LONGITUDE WEST
and are entering
CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME ZONE
The reverse reads:
YOU ARE CROSSING
90 deg LONGITUDE WEST
and are entering
EASTERN STANDARD
TIME ZONE
There are bronze markers mounted on the west-facing side. One recounts the history of Sir Sanford Fleming, considered the author of standardized world time. The other discusses the various Ontario minerals used in construction of the marker.
Type of structure: Sign
Difference between the post coordinates and your GPSr reading: Actual W 90.00.000 is about 100 meters east of this location.
Reason for the coordinates: Delineation between Eastern and Central Time Zones
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