2 messages (One with a measurement)---------------------Johnnie
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>Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 15:08:32 -0500 (EST)
>From: Mark Thomas <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Susquehanna River Question
There are commercially available map measurers available--you run a little
wheel along the line you want to follow and the distance you travel is
measured on a dial gauge or digital read-out. These are available through
engineering & surveying suppliers, such as Forestry Suppliers, Inc., of
Jackson, MS.
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On Mon, 25 Nov 1996, Howard Stone, Brown Univ. wrote:
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> A fairly accurate method of determining the distance is to use USGS topo maps
> (scale 1:250,000 would be useful in this instance), and a pair of dividers set
> at one mile. Walk the dividers along the river from Binghamton to the bay,
> perhaps compensating a little for sharp bends in the river. I've used this
> method to measure the distance of bicycle rides along roads and trails.
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>Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 18:07:22 -0500
>From: fred schaff <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Susquehanna River Question
Seth,
Perhaps not the most sophisicated way to do it but I used my
"Precision Mapping version 2.0" for tracing the river from Binghamton to the
bay just beyond US Route 40. The river shows on the map as well as roads so
I covered most of the curves on the river with many, many straight line
segments to get what is probally a better than 5% accuracy.
The result: 283.19 miles but don't believe the decimal points. As a
inveterate nut about maps, I just did it for the heck of it and to see if
Precision Mapping had it in itself.
Fred Schaff, Spring Grove, PA, <[log in to unmask]>
At 03:56 PM 11/22/96 EST, you wrote:
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>Does anyone know, or know where I could find out, how many miles
>downstream the Chesapeake Bay is from Binghamton, NY, along the
>Susquehanna River? My guess is about 300 miles, but I would like have a
>more accurate estimate. Thanks in advance.
>
>-Seth
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