Descriptions of Stations 



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NORTH AMERICA. 



United States continued. 



Applegarth, Lower Hooper Island, Maryland, 1919 cont'd. 

 Ilooper Island Lighthouse, 95 41'.6; Hooper Straits 

 Lighthouse, 292 25'.6. 



Austin, Esperanza Schoolhouse, Texas, 1918. About 4 

 miles (6.4 kilometers) north of the state capitol, near 

 southeast corner of grounds of Esperanza school- 

 house, 42 feet (12.8 meters) from east fence, 55 feet 

 (16.8 meters) from south fence and 81 feet (24.7 

 meters) from southeast corner of small frame school- 

 house. True bearings: central spire main building at 

 University, 38'.0; central spire St. Edward's 

 College, 7 27'.6; center of chimney, Ullrich farm 

 house, 14 20'.3. 



Barren Island, Maryland, 1919. On western shore of un- 

 inhabited island, northern end of which is marshy 

 and rapidly being cut away by water, about 200 yards 

 (1S3 meters) south of northern extremity of land, 26 

 paces from line of nearest pine trees in grove to south- 

 east, and 7 paces east of bank marking high water. 

 True bearings: red beacon at entrance to channel, 

 177 03'.0; black beacon at entrance to channel, 203 

 27'.0; station at Charity Point, 260 30'.9. 



Brewton, Alabama, 1918. Exact reoccupation of U. S. 

 Coast and Geodetic station of 1911, in north central 

 section of field owned by Mr. Lovelace, about half 

 mile north of railroad station, three blocks east of 

 Belleville Avenue and 1J^ blocks north of corner of 

 Belleville Avenue and McClellan Street, in middle of 

 unused street, 121.5 feet (37.04 meters) from corner 

 of fence to northwest, 87.6 feet (26.7 meters) from 

 corner of fence to northeast, and 280 feet (85.3 meters) 

 from fence to west. Marked by a granite post 9 by 



9 by 30 inches (23 by 23 by 76 cm.) projecting about 

 3 inches (8 cm.) above surface of ground and having 

 a Coast and Geodetic Survey plate in top. True 

 bearings: right edge of smokestack, 3 59'.0; small 

 church spire, 32S 00' 2. 



Broadmoor, Colorado, 1918. Near south edge of Stratton 

 Park about 600 feet (183 meters) east-southeast of 

 cottage occupied by Mr. Evans, superintendent of 

 park, about 3 feet (1 meter) north of middle of pine 

 tree which stands about 200 feet (61 meters) south of 

 fence along road leading to Broadmoor Hotel, and 

 about 100 feet (30 meters) east of small gate in this 

 fence. True bearing: top of tower on Broadmoor 

 Hotel, 256 49M. 



Cascade, Colorado, 1918. In village of Cascade, about 

 three-eighths mile (0.6 km.) east of railway and 

 creek, on northern edge of straight street leading 

 northeasterly from large summer hotel on west side 

 of railway and creek, 241.0 feet (73.46 meters) north- 

 east of northeast corner of boarding-house, "East- 

 home." True bearings: northeast corner of "East- 

 home," 38 06'.6; flagpole on summer hotel, 66" 

 26'.3; southeast end of ridge of house, 69 20'.8. 



Cedar Point, Maryland, 1919. On narrow sandbar joining 

 lighthouse to mainland, 5 paces from high-water line 

 along south side of bar, 20 paces from high-water line 

 on opposite side, 342 paces southwest of concrete wall 

 built up around lighthouse buildings, about 8 feet (2 

 meters) west of a stump near high-water line, about 



10 paces northeast of nearest of 3 pine trees in a row 

 parallel to beach, continuation of which passes just 

 north of station, and about 100 yards (91 meters) 

 southwest of eastmost trees on bar. True bearings: 

 right edge of brick chimney on farmhouse, 1 16 32'.8; 

 Cove Point Lighthouse, 174 29'.2; center of light, 

 Cedar Point Lighthouse, 226 30'. 1; Hooper Island 

 Lighthouse, 293 08'.4; Point No Point Lighthouse, 

 348 33'.6. 



NORTH AMERICA. 



United States continued. 



Cedar Point Hollow 1, Maryland, 1919. On west shore of 

 Chesapeake Bay, on stretch of shore-line known 

 locally as Cedar Point Hollow, between Cedar Point 

 and Point No Point, about 6 miles (10 km.) south of 

 Cedar Point Lighthouse, on southern end of one of 

 several abrupt clay banks, about one-fourth mile 

 (0.4 km.) southeast of two-story frame farmhouse 

 standing back of cleared field open to shore, and just 

 south of extended line of south side of house, about 

 half mile (0.8 km.) south of house standing close to 

 beach, near extremity of narrow ridge lying between 

 bay and a marshy inlet among some scrubby cedars. 

 True bearings: right edge of right chimney on house 

 near beach, 146 11'.8; Cedar Point Lighthouse, 185 

 29'.7; Hooper Island Lighthouse, 245 42'.9. 



Cedar Point Hollow 2, Maryland, 1919. Most southerly of 

 three Cedar Point Hollow stations, in north edge of 

 an old field, about one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) north of 

 a yellow farmhouse, 80 paces south of north boundary 

 of old field defined by a fence overgrown with small 

 trees and brush, and a drain ditch discharging onto 

 beach, 35 feet (11 meters) south of east apple tree of 

 three apple trees, 70 feet (21 meters) southwest of 

 west apple tree, on a line with middle apple tree and 

 an old barn on adjoining farm, and about 20 feet (6 

 meters) west of edge of clay bank about 8 feet (2 

 meters) high. True bearings: east gable of barn, 

 half mile (0.8 km.), 124 13'.0; Cedar Point Light- 

 house, 176 42'.1; Hooper Island Lighthouse, 231 

 29'.8; Point No Point Lighthouse, 317 23'.0; light- 

 ning rod on east gable of house, 349 45'.8. 



Cedar Point Hollow S, Maryland, 1919. Near northern 

 end of highest of several bare clay banks along shore, 

 about one-fourth mile (0.4 km.) north of large farm- 

 house standing on highest part of bluff, about 150 

 feet (46 meters) northeast of small bungalow farm- 

 house, 42.5 feet (12.95 meters) north of wire fence 

 along north side of farmhouse, 66 feet (20.1 meters) 

 northwest of end post of fence standing on top of 

 bank above shore, 40.5 feet (12.34 meters) south of 

 center of a large cedar tree about 2 feet (0.6 meter) 

 in diameter standing near head of a short ravine, and 

 51 paces east of line of front of bungalow farmhouse. 

 True bearings: northeast corner of bungalow, 59 

 13'.0; northeast corner of old barn, 400 feet (122 

 meters), 103 05'.1; gable of nearest of three bun- 

 galows, 2 miles (3 km.), 171 37'.5; Cedar Point 

 Lighthouse, 198 16'.7; Hooper Island Lighthouse, 

 261 34'.0; east edge of east chimney of large farm- 

 house, 356 25'.4. 



Charity Point, Maryland, 1919. On extreme southern end 

 of Meekin Neck, northeast of Barren Island, near 

 channel leading to Fishing Creek bridge which con- 

 nects mainland to Upper Hooper Island, on flat 

 oyster-shell beach at about high-water mark, at ex- 

 treme south end of land, just at west edge of small 

 marsh extending northward into bush. True bear- 

 ings: Hooper Island Lighthouse, 6 04'2; magnetic 

 station on Barren Island, 80 34'.0; red beacon at 

 channel entrance, 101 02'.8; black beacon at channel 

 entrance, 102 47'. 1; church spire in Fishing Creek 

 village, 338 55'.4; chimney of burned house on point 

 west of Fishing Creek village, 351 56'. 7. 



Cheltenham, Man/land, 1915, 1917. Observations were 

 made on pier Bi of Cheltenham Magnetic Observ- 

 atory of United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; 

 this is same station as that occupied in 1908, 1910, 

 and 1913. Declination observations were also made 

 in 1915 at an outside station, designated 0, 35.9 feet 

 (10.94 meters) nearly due east of observatory de- 

 clinometer pier in east wing of absolute observatory. 



