Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey
The Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey is the point from which the United States in 1786 began the formal survey of the lands known then as the Northwest Territory, now making up all of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.
Nyttend, Public domain.- Monument
- Description: site in Ohio and Pennsylvania, US
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Little Blue Run and Babbs Island.
Little Blue Run
Reservoir
NASA, Public domain.
Little Blue Run Lake or Little Blue Run is the largest coal ash impound in the United States. Little Blue Run is situated 2 miles south of Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey.
Babbs Island
Islet
Babbs Island is an island in Hancock County… Babbs Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lawrenceville and East Liverpool.
Lawrenceville
Village
Lawrenceville is an unincorporated community… Lawrenceville is situated 2 miles southwest of Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey.
East Fifth Street Historic District
Neighborhood
The East Fifth Street Historic District, located… East Fifth Street Historic District is situated 3½ miles southwest of Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey.
Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey
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Latitude
40.64251° or 40° 38′ 33″ north
Longitude
-80.51897° or 80° 31′ 8″ west
Open location code
86GXJFVJ+2C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lock 57 Community Park and East Liverpool Seaplane Base.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as East Liverpool Substation and State Line Substation.
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