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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
I did the same thing, but I stopped when I found a fountain in that direction. It's right between the obelisks.
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Fountain? Water Game???
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Originally Posted by Kyle O'Don
Besides, the numbers point in the center of the square not the church.
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No, GOOGLE MAPS point to the center of the square. The actual coordinates are slightly to the east of the center of the square.
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Originally Posted by rees2001
Can someone out there in the Boston area that has a GPS device please find the exact location of those coordinates?
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YES PLEASE! Nobvody so far has shown anyone what exactly lies at those coordinates!
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Originally Posted by JesseK
We need a fairly accurate picture and a volunteer:
1.) Go to the statue at the coordinates
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I have seen nothing that confirms there is a statue at those coordinates. Again, Google is just defaulting to the center of the square.
The coordinates given are accurate to better than a foot (0.000001 degree is about 10 cm at 42 degrees latitude), so what someone needs to do is get a USGS 7.5 minute contour map of the Copley Square area and locate this exact point; alternatively, GO THERE with a GPS unit and, within 15 feet or so, find where this point is.
The height above Mean Sea Level at that point is approximately 14 feet; if we're talking about 28 feet (Thanks Nuttyman54) then it could be the top of something 14 feet tall. I don't think it's 342 feet (the church is not that tall) and 342 meters is ~1111 feet, there's nothing that tall at those coordinates.
The John Hancock tower is across the street, I really do not think that's it.
The best I figure from USGS.GOV is that it's one corner of Trinity church, the NW corner, but I can't tell for certain, and having never been there...
So, who lives near Boston and is free this weekend?
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Don
[EDIT]: 'holding the answer in their hands' (or somesuch): Hey, we're holding the IR Board in our hands![/EDIT]
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