Re: UTM Vs. DMS Vs. Townships
Posted by Art Berggreen on May 08, 2002 at 15:15:34:
In Reply to: UTM Vs. DMS Vs. Townships posted by dave on May 08, 2002 at 13:01:53:
Township and range is an old system used to designate land.
A township is composed of 36 "sections" of land. A sections
is one mile on edge or 640 acres. The sections are numbered
in a serpentine fashion beginning in the NE corner of the
township. Many USGS topos have the township and range grids
printed on them. With the township, range and section identification,
you can locate the particular section on an appropriate map.
To use the location you were given, start quartering the
section and go to the specified quadrant. Then quarter this
quadrant and repeat to what ever level of detail was given
to you.
A Google search will turn up lots of info.
HTH,
Art