Info on elevations?

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We have spent the last hour unsuccessfully searching for a site that will tell us the exact elevation of our place. Does anyone know where to get this info? Is there a site for free GPS info?

-- Bren&Gilly (wayoutfarm@skybest.com), October 16, 2001

Answers

go to the DOT office in your town they will know. They us it in road building.

-- bin jr (bin@laden.com), October 16, 2001.

Amazing what you Saudi's know about our country. Tana

-- Tana Cothran (tana@getgoin.net), October 16, 2001.

a good state map will list, in small print, the elevations of most of the towns under the name of each town.

-- fred (fred@mddc.com), October 16, 2001.

We are located in a mountainous area so what is listed for a nearby town won't be the same for us. We've gotten a rough estimate from a good topo map but were wondering how to get an exact figure for our little piece of earth.

-- Bren&Gilly (wayoutfarm@skybest.com), October 16, 2001.

The Terraserver site by Microsoft might have it. I don't know the exact URL.

-- Susan (smtroxel@socket.net), October 16, 2001.


Go get you a plot mat for your area. It will have elevation contours on it. Without that you cant tell elevation at a specific spot. a GPS recevier can tell you within reason your height if you can borrow one.

-- Gary (gws@redbird.net), October 16, 2001.

A topo map will get you a number accurate within 25 feet. A GPS is rarely that accurate as to altitude, especially now that the overall accuracy has been downgraded again. Your land recorder might have an accurate map with that information.

-- Joe (CactusJoe001@AOL.com), October 17, 2001.

Are you expecting high water or what?

-- Mel Kelly (melkelly@webtv.net), October 17, 2001.

No, just curious! We recently saw the elevation for a nearby town and that led us to believe our initial estimate might be wrong. After posting we remembered that we have a TVA survey marker at the top of our property. That should have an elevation recorded for it. There's an address for it but we'll try a search later.

-- Bren&Gilly (wayoutfarm@skybest.com), October 17, 2001.

BREN & GILLY....IN YOUR LAST POST ABOUT THE SURVEY MARKER .I`M A SURVEYOR BY TRADE AND DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE TERM YOU USED.BUT IF ITS A CONTROL MONUMENT YOU ARE REFERING TO THEN THERE IS AN ELEVATION ASSOCIATED WITH IT.IN MY PROVINCE THE MUNICIPALITY AND THE DEPT OF LANDS AND FORESTS HAVE THE FIGURES.A LOCAL HIGHWAY OFFICE MIGHT HAVE IT AS WELL. SOME ELEVATIONS TO THEM ARE RUN IN THE FIELD WHILE OTHERS ARE JUST WORKED OUT MATHMATICALLY.I`VE FOUND SOME OF THEM TO BE OVER A FOOT OFF IN ELEVATION BUT IF THATS AS GOOD AS YOU NEED THEN YOU HAVE IT. IF THERE ARE SERVICES UP YOUR STREET THEN THE MUNICIPALITY CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU FIGURES OF THE TOP OF MANHOLES OR CURBS.EVEN THE CENTERLINE OF YOUR ROAD.LOOK FOR SURVEY STAKES ON POWER POLES WITH WORDING LIKE THIS...BM. EL.109.56.THAT IS SOMEONES FIELD WORK.[BENCH MARK ELEVATION IS THE ELEVATION TO THE POINT INDICATED] THE NEXT TIME A SURVEYOR IS IN THE HOOD .HE CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU A QUICK SHOT ON WHATEVER YOU WANT.IT WOULD TAKE LESS THAN A MINUTE IF HE`S WITHIN SIGHT OF YOUR PROPERTY.MOST SURVEYORS ARE FRIENDLY.I PERSONALLY WOULDN`T FIND THIS TO BE AN IMPOSSITION.SINCE WE WANDER ALL OVER PEOPLES PROPERTIES DOING WHAT WE DO.I ALWAYS TRY TO BE OPEN WITH WHAT IT IS I`M DOING.AND USUALLY ASK PERMISSION TO COME ON TO THE PROPERTY.[BUT BY LAW WE CAN`T BE STOPPED IN MOST AREAS] SO FOR GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS I`D DO IT.

ANYONE WITH A SURVEY LEVEL COULD GET YOU AN ACCURATE ELEVATION OF WHAT EVER YOU WANT ONCE THE MONUMENTS ELEVATION IS KNOWN. ITS VERY BASIC MATH.JUST ADDING AND SUBTRACTING TO GET TO THE ELEVATION YOU WANT.

CORDWOODGUY

-- CORDWOODGUY (cordwoodguy@n2teaching.com), October 18, 2001.



Thanks, CORDWOODGUY!! The marker is from the Tennessee Valley Authority from when they surveyed this whole region (1940's??). It's a round marker embedded in a large rock/boulder. It has an ID number and that for more info contact the Chief Engineer, Wilson Dam, Alabama. That's it. Had to chuckle about manhole covers and curbs!! Most roads out here are 1 to 1 1/2 car width gravel. Except around the hairpin curves, of course! They're even narrower there!! We will definitely take your advice the next time we see a surveyor out this way. Thanks again!

-- Bren&Gilly (wayoutfarm@skybest.com), October 18, 2001.

I don't know of any but you may try www.usgs.gov. The following URL will give you elevations on specific towns throughout the US but not neccessarily on specific properties. www.mit.edu:8001/geo.

-- Kelly Gass (kellygass@onebox.com), October 22, 2001.

Thank you, Kelly! I was able to find the elevation of a "populated place" about 2 miles from here. Those sites were exactly what we were looking for!

-- Bren (wayoutfarm@skybest.com), October 22, 2001.

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