Assignment #2: USGS Topographic Maps

1. Beverly Hills Quadrangle

2. (1) Northwest: Canoga Park
(2) North: Van Nuys
(3) Northeast: Burbank
(4) West: Topanga
(5) East: Hollywood
(6) n/a
(7) South: Venice
(8) Southeast: Inglewood

3. 1966

4. North American Datum of 1927 (NAD 27) and the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)

5. 1: 24 000

6. a) 1200 meters
b) 1.8939 miles
c) 2.64 inches
d) 12.5 centimeters

7. 20 feet

8. a) Public Affairs Building = 118°/ 23' N and 34°/ 04' E
        decimal degrees: 118.383333°N and 34.066667°E
b) Tip of Santa Monica Pier = 118°/ 30' N and 34°/ 00' / 30" E
     decimal degrees: 118.5°N and  34.008333°E
c) Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir =  118°/ 24' / 30" N and  34°/ 07' E
     decimal degrees:118.408333°N and 34.116667°E

9. a) Greystone Mansion = 560 to 580 feet ( meters)
b) Woodlawn Cemetery = 140 feet ( meters)
c) Crestwood Hills Park = 600 feet ( meters)

10. Zone 11

11. ³⁷63N and ³62E

12. 1 million meters squared

13. Elevation Profile

14. 13° 12'

15. South

16. Map of UCLA