Description: A US Geological Survey and National Ocean Service map of the Gulf Coast from Beacon Hill to Crooked Island current to 1982. The map shows both topographic and bathymetric features. Topographic contour lines are shown at 2-meter intervals with supplemental contour intervals at 1 meter. Bathymetric contour intervals are at 1 meter with supplementary 0.5-meter contours. Bathymetric datum is mean lower low water. The map shows man made structures such as primary and secondary roads, Intracoastal Waterway, residences et cetera. Natural features include lagoons, swamps, drylands and wetlands. Map is divided into townships and ranges based on the Tallahassee baseline and meridian. The map scale is 1:24,000. This information is not intended for navigational purposes. The National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 is used. The projection used 1927 North American Datum with reference on converting to North American Datum 1983. Key to USGS maps.
Place Names: 1950-1999, Beacon Hill, Mexico Beach, Crooked Island, St. Andrew Point,
ISO Topic Categories: oceans, inlandWaters, transportation
Keywords: Beacon Hill, physical, political, transportation, hydrological, physical features, topographical, county borders, roads, water routes, water depths, oceans, inlandWaters, transportation, Lambert_Conformal_Conic, Transverse_Mercator, 1982
Source: USGS and NOAA, Beacon Hill Quadrangle (Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey, 1982)
Map Credit: Courtesy the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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