43 39' 35.9'N 79 23' 41.7"W - Transit Pillar - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
N 43° 39.603 W 079° 23.681
17T E 629438 N 4835368
These coordinates are located at a pillar at the Sandford Fleming Building at King's College Road in Toronto.
Waymark Code: WM96AT
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/05/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 24
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THIS WAS THE TRANSIT PILLAR
IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS OF THE
MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY WHICH
FORMELY STOOD ON THIS SPOT

IT WAS PLACED IN POSITION IN
THE YEAR 1854 AND FROM THAT
DATE UNTIL 1908 IT SERVED AS
THE SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSIT
INSTRUMENT USED IN THE TIME
SERVICE OF THE OBSERVATORY.

ITS LONGITUDE WAS DETER-
MINED TELEGRAPHICALLY IN
1883 AND IT IS THE ONLY POINT IN
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF TORONTO.
THE POSITION OF WHICH HAS BEEN
THUS DETERMINED DOWN TO THE
PRESENT TIME.

THIS PLATE WAS AFFIXED BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS, 1910.
JOHN HOSKIN, CHAIRMAN

LATITUDE - 43 39' 35".9
LONGITUDE - 79 23' 41".7
5H 17M 24S .78
ELEVATION - 349.80
BREITHAUPTS - 1927

Type of structure: Structure

Difference between the post coordinates and your GPSr reading:
Posted coordinates: 43 39' 35.9"N 79 23' 41.7"W My coordinates: 43 39' 37.5"N 79 23' 41.2"W

Reason for the coordinates: Dedication to the Magnetic Observatory
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