The GPS Muster will take place during the regularly scheduled events. Contestants, at their leisure, may take a marker flag outside and place it on the following surveyed coordinates:
- Muster Nail Coordinates (sub-centimeter NAD83 CORS):
- Mass State Plane, Mainland 897133.222m (North) 106126.325m (East)
- Mass State Plane, Mainland 2943344.580sft (North) 348182.784sft (East)
- US National Grid 18TXM9457287901
- Decimal Degrees -72.638828 42.319046
- Deg Min Sec 72°38'19.781"W 42°19'8.567"N
- Link to map image: http://74.94.173.233/DPW/misc/Muster_2009.jpg
- This event often falls on a fine Spring day so you may also want to load the following waypoints into your unit for a rousing walkabout: Spring NEARC Walkabout http://74.94.173.233/DPW/Misc/Smith_wpts.zip
There is a DGPS Coast Guard signal available, as well as a CORS base station broadcasting internet CMR+ (contact Andrew for details). WAAS will probably be visible, but who knows. The actual mark will be revealed after lunch. The person(s) who get closest to the true point will be presented with a full registration fee refund (in cash!), as well as possible GPS bling.
Andrew Kuether, GIS Coordinator,
Public Works, Engineering Division
125 Locust Street, Northampton, MA 01060
413-587-1570 x108, akuether@northamptonma.gov |
