Lab 2

7.5 Minute Map - on the Beverly Hills Quadrangle

1. The name of the quadrangle is the Beverly Hills Quadrangle
2. The names of the adjacent quadrangles are Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Topanga, Burbank, Hollywood, Inglewood, and Venice.
3. The quadrangle was first created in 1966.
4. The North American Datum of 1927 was used for the horizontal lines as the North American datum of 1983 was used for the vertical lines.
5. The scale of the map is 1: 24,000.
6. a) 5 cm on the map = 1,200 m on the ground
    b) 5 in. on the map = 1.89 mi on the ground
    c) 1 mi on the ground = 2.64 in. on the map
    d) 3 km on the ground = 12.5 cm on the map
7. The contour interval on the map is 20 feet.
8. Coordinates of:
    a) Public Affairs Building:
        34.07441°, -118.43931°
        34° 4' 27.876", -118° 26' 21.516"
    b) Tip of Santa Monica Pier:
        34.00749°, -118.49982°
        34° 0' 26.9634", -118° 29' 59.3514"
    c) Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir:
        34.09801°, -118.41201°
        34° 5' 52.836", -118° 24' 43.2354"
9. Elevations of:
    a) Greystone Mansion:
        550 feet or 167.68 meters
    b) Woodlawn Cemetery:
        140 feet or 42.6 meters
    c) Crestwood Hills Park:
        800 feet or 243.90 meters
10. The UTM zone of the map is zone 11.
11. The UTM coordinates for the lower level of the map are Easting 3615000, Northing 3763000
12. 1000000 sq meters per cell
13. UTM grid intersections:

14. The magnetic declination is 14 degrees east.

15. The water flows down from North to South.

16. UCLA on Beverly Hills Quadrangle Map: