The "Four Corners" States
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January 7th, 2019 at 10:21:28 AM permalink | |
Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | In the southwestern United States, the borders of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona all meet at a spot knows as "Four Corners". In your opinion, do the states that are catercorner (Utah and New Mexico; Colorado and Arizona) share a border? |
January 7th, 2019 at 10:37:42 AM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | I voted the kitty-corner states do not border. I've always wanted to go to the Four Corner memorial but have just never been close to it. Besides, I hear they discovered the monument is in the wrong spot by several feet at least. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
January 7th, 2019 at 10:48:07 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 | It is caddy-corner in my parts, but I would say they technically do as there is one point on each that touches the other. Not sure if "tangent" is the right term or that is just for circles, but if it is "they are tangent to each other." OTOH, if there is not room for a "Welcome to New Mexico--Birthplace of Walter White" then there is a case be made that they do not. I vote "splunge." The President is a fink. |
January 7th, 2019 at 10:49:29 AM permalink | |
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | It kind of had that "deliverance" feel to it, with a native american flare. As Wizard mentioned, the surveying was off, but I've stood on the X. That is where we bought our one Christmas ornament, from a woman that had never seen a Christmas tree. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
January 7th, 2019 at 11:31:04 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | it is diagonally opposite for me, not kitty corner. all measurement are off a bit even that line through Cal-Nev resort |
January 7th, 2019 at 11:31:38 AM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Have a look at this map. You can see the border between Utah and Colorado bends to the east a bit right by the marker to meet up with the border between Arizona and New Mexico. If it didn't do that, they wouldn't meet at four corners. Also note the center of the memorial is 39 feet from the actual four corners point, unless Google has the borders drawn incorrectly. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
January 7th, 2019 at 11:40:50 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
All surveys out there are probably off by a bit. Consider this, a full degree is about 69 miles. A minute (1/60 of a degree for the non-landmen out there) is 1.15 miles, a second is .02 miles. I won't even get in to magnetic declination changing over the decades, but I will say I find little survey errors all the time in areas of <300 acres. Over thousands of miles, I don't even want to imagine. Given how middle of nowhere that area is even today, just say close is good enough in this case as "exact" is near impossible. The President is a fink. |
January 7th, 2019 at 11:42:53 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Didn't Walt's awful wife in Breaking Bad drive to the 4 corners in an ep? If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
January 7th, 2019 at 11:53:35 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
She did. Then she went back to him and complained about him trying to help the family every minute. The President is a fink. |
January 7th, 2019 at 12:05:08 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Skyler, god I hated her. When I watch it now I FF thru all times she's in a scene. The show is so much better without her constant whining. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |