I found it twisted. I have left it in place, of course.
Thank you, dmyhill
I appreciate your clear understanding of my surveying problems.
Yes, I know the basic bearing. It is stated in the plan and it starts exactly from the found point. This will be the goal of my next field trip.
I would be very thankful if I could get more understanding about township boundaries. For example, in my case, the plan says a 4-milepost on the western border of the township. I assume the border goes along a particular meridian and has a certain longitude. This way I could narrow down to a tolerance the search zone so that only latitude remains that also be easily estimated as 4 miles from the corner if I am not mistaken. So, the start point of surveying is already defined mathematically, no need to tie it to the creek mouth or even to the found consecutive point.
Could you explain the meaning of the 4-mile post, please? Where is the zero-mile mark? Can the exact longitudinal coordinates be found online?
Unless there is a recent survey along the western township line it will be impossible to establish a longitude exactly There are on-line resources in the states, one is called earthpoint. I expect to see those being off somewhere between 20 to 150'. However, 1500' isn't unheard of. I will assume that MM4 is 4 miles from either the NW or SW of the township., depending on the direction run. There should be some sort of record for the township, such as plats and notes.
