New Mexico Meridian
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The New Mexico Meridian, in longitude 106° 53' 40" west from Greenwich, extends through the state, and with the base line, in latitude 34° 15' 25" north, governs the surveys in New Mexico, except those in the northwest corner of the state, referred to Navajo Meridian and Baseline, which have their initial point in latitude 35° 45' north, longitude 108° 32' 45" west from Greenwich.
It intersects the principal base-line on the Rio Grande del Norte, about ten miles below the mouth of the Puerco River, and governs the surveys in New Mexico, and the valley of the Rio Grande del Norte, in Colorado.
The initial point is near San Acacia, New Mexico. This meridian was established in 1855.
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- Raymond, William Galt (1914). Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field (via Google Books), New York: American Book Company.
