Description: A US Geological Survey and National Ocean Service map of Beacon Beach, 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, residences, athletic field, water tank, cemetery, Tyndall Air Force Base, etc. Natural features include drylands, wetlands and sand. Also shown is Section Township Range (STR) 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 NOAA maps. PLEASE NOTE: This historical data is not to be used for navigation or navigation planning. The Florida Center for Instructional Technology (FCIT) does not assume responsibility for the improper use of these data.
Place Names: Bay, Beacon Beach, Pearl Bayou, St. Andrew Bay, Hurricane Island, Saint Andrews Bay, Gulf of Mexico
ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters, oceans, transportation, elevation, location
Keywords: Beacon Beach, physical, transportation, hydrological, physical features, topographical, roads, water depths, inlandWaters, oceans, transportation, elevation, location, Lambert_Conformal_Conic, 1982
Source: U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and National Ocean Service, Beacon Beach Quadrangle (Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey, 1982)
Map Credit: Courtesy the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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