Meridian-Baseline State Park
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Meridian-Baseline State Park is a state park
in the U.S. state
of Michigan
.
This 88 acres (35.6 ha) landlocked area contains the intersection of the principal meridian
and the baseline
used for the Michigan Survey. The park is marked with two small monuments that show where the two mismatched baselines meet the principal meridian
. The park is accessible to the public, but does not provide accommodations for parking and traveling to the monuments. It is also notoriously flooded most of the year. It is currently being preserved for its historic value.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
This 88 acres (35.6 ha) landlocked area contains the intersection of the principal meridian
Principal meridian
A meridian is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations with a given longitude. Each is half of a great circle on the Earth's surface...
and the baseline
Baseline (surveying)
In the United States Public Land Survey System, a baseline is the principal east-west line that divides survey townships between north and south. The baseline meets its corresponding meridian at the point of origin, or initial point, for the land survey...
used for the Michigan Survey. The park is marked with two small monuments that show where the two mismatched baselines meet the principal meridian
Principal meridian
A meridian is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations with a given longitude. Each is half of a great circle on the Earth's surface...
. The park is accessible to the public, but does not provide accommodations for parking and traveling to the monuments. It is also notoriously flooded most of the year. It is currently being preserved for its historic value.