DEFLZCTIONS OF THE VZZTICAL

In the
UNITED STATES

(Supplement t o lJSc(bG8 Speo. Pub. 229)

U. S. Department of Cammeres
Ooaet. and Geodetic Survey
1954
 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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I n 1941 t h i s Bureau published i n Special Publication No.

22? t h q d e f l e c t i o n s of the v e r t i c a l a t 742 s t a t A n F i n the
4 o
United S t a t e s . These u e f l e c t l o n s a r e b a e d on t h e 1Jorth
American Datua o f 1927. A t 375 of t h e e e e t a t i o n s both compo-
n e n t s of t h e d.eflectlon of t h e v e r t l c a l a r e &lven, e t 279 the
c?eflection i s giver! I n t h e meridten only, ERC A t a? s t a t i o n e
t h e d e f l e c t l o r . is given i n t h e prime vertlc%.l only. hll cf
t t e ~ t a t l o n sa r e of f i r e t o r eecmd-order c~ccurec:., the prob-
able e r r o r i n e i t h e r component very eel5orn exceec?:r?g 3?35.
A l l l 8 t l t u d e and l o n e l t u d e observatkcns we?e naif with some
t y p e o f meridian t r a ~ ~ linfitrument.
t The d e f l e c t i o n s vere
publiehad t o the n e a r e s t O!'CC for both conpnenie.
I n t h e p r e s e n t supplement 228 d e f l e c t i o n stat1or.s a r e
added, of which 140 are con?lete s t a t l o n e . For 61 e t n t l o p s
only t h e meridian conponent, and for 27 B t R t l c r n s only t h e
crirne v e r t i c a l component, a r e a v a i l a b l e a n d l i s t e d . Stat1or.s
f o r which t h e d e f l e c t i o n s a r e l l a t e d t o t h e n e a r e s t 02.31 a r e
f i r e i or second-order ~ t ~ t l m 114th s , accuracy comprsble t?
t h e e publlehed i n S a e c l a l P u b l i c a t i o n Xo. 229.
The d e f l e c t i o n s ?ubliehcd t o t h e n e a r e e t t e n t h of a
eeconr? a r e of a lower o r d e r of accuracy. The astronornlz ?-&ti-
tudea and lnngitudee at 20 lower-order e t a t l o n e I n New Wexico
were determined by measuring zenlth e l s t a n c e s I n t h e rr.erld1an
and i n the prime v e r t i c a l with a Wlld T-'j theodolite. This
type of measurement i o eubJect t o l a r g e r ref'ractlon e r r o r e t h a n
t h e etandard m e r i d i a n t y a n s i t observations. For some o f t h e s e
iQ1ld T-3 s t a t i o n s , g e o d e t i c coordinates a r e given t o the neLrest
t e n t h of a second becauEe r i g i d l y adJusted p o s l t l o n e a r e not y e t
a v a i l a b l e . All o t h e r a t a t i a n s for which t h e c e o 8 e t l c l a t i t u d e s
and 1ongltuUea a r e l i s t e d t o t h e n e a r e s t t e n t h of t. secon8 were
reduced t o t h e North American Datum of 1927 by u8e o r l o c a l
datum c o r r e c t i o n s I n t h e absence of a Ullrect geodetio t l e . For
t h e s e s t a t i o n s t h e Ceflectlone a r e l i e t e d t o t h e nenreet t e n t h
of a Becond, r e g a r d l e s s of accuracy of t h e astronomic ;?osltlon.
 DEFLECTIONS OF THE VmTICAL I N THE
UNITED STATES, NORTH AMERICAN 1927 DATUM
Supplement t o Sp. Pub. No. 229
Geodet I c Geodet l a Defl. I n Defl. I n
Name of Station Latltude Longitude Meridian P. V.'
ALABAMA
Andereon S.E. Base 31°44101?268 85' 50' 3 3 I558 +3?63
AFZ IZONA

Globe 3 3 24 12.118 110 46 16.373 -4! 57 +7.02

Sun 8 e t We I? t Ba 8 e 32 3 3 26.205 110 12 32.688 59 '3.70
ARKANSAS

Ecore
L i t t l e Rock, Long.
Wills
z; h6 20.276
21.45
36 26 1.236
. 92 54 2 5 . p
92 16 25. 3
94 28 43.603
+o. yo
+4.54
+3.99
+3.13
+i
+3.
. LI

CALIFORNIA
Almond ( 1932) 35 33 &ob56 27 o .504
Avlla, 1871 35 10 9 . 3
120
i
120 43 1 .@
120 28 26.259
Bl d d le 35 09 L.515
Bodega Ut. Sta. 38 18 s . 7 123 03 14.4
Cape Heiidoclno Lat.
Station 124 24 10.5 -3.7
Corral 1 2 1 27 13.320 +7. s i
Crescent C l t y A zimuth 124 1 2 29:: -5. ?
Jtneen 1 2 1 07 9 67 -0.68 -4.26
Kneeland U.S.0.S. 123 58 25.168 -2.24 +l9.0
V!re Island Naval
Obs e r v a t o r y 38 06 01.7 122 16 14.4 +d.@
McClure S.W. Base 35 47 19.669 120 06 41.500 +3.11 -9.09
Mendoclno C i t y Ut.
S t a t Ion -6.5
P o i n t Conception -12.
 Ueodet 1o Geode t \ c D p f 1. I n Defl. i n
Name of S t a t i o n Year Letltwle Long1 tude Mer l a lan P.V.
OALIFORNIA
P o i n t Reyee L a t .
B t at Ion
Red Bluff Lat. Bta.
1952
185
gz' 43.0
32 41 63.4
4 92 12205813 3 ~ 0
124 12 55.6
-9t6
-2.8
Ban Dlego tat. Sta. is51 117 iL 29.7 -5. d
Ban Dlego Long. Sta. is92 32 43 29.4 117 Og 27.0 -4.7 +11r9
&in Francleoo
Lareyet t e Park 1891-9 2 37 47 30.8 122 25 36.0 -2.5 +5*5
P r e s i d i a Magnet5 o
Station ig52 37 47 %*I 122 27 12.3 -2.2
+6.5
Preoldio Long. S t a .
Wash1ng t o n Bquare
San Luis Oblmo
1896
IS87
37 47 50.2
37 46 03. I
122 2 04.0
122 2 30.3
-2.0
U5.Q
Latltude Bta. 1852 35 10 42.6 120 44 44.0 -5.4
San Slmeon 1674 32 38 22.9 121 11 50.5 -13.2
Santa Barbara Lat. Sta. 1852 3 24 0.7 119 42 23.2 -15.
Banta .Cruz Warehouee f
n a g s tarr 1852 36 57 39.1 122 01 27.4 -11.5 IV
I
Vkiah courthouee
cupola r i a g e t a i r 1897 39 09 01.1 123 12 25.4 -?.
1 t5.1
COLORADO
C val
Steamboat Bouth Baee
1935
1939 8 321 :5:gt 106 13 27.619
106 49 41.022
+2.22
-0.30
-5.46
+15.61
DELAWARE
Dover Court Houe e
cupola 1897 39 09 20.9 75 31 25.4 -6b9 -4.4
DIST. o r COLUMBIA
Cauet en 1651 38 55 34.96 77 04 23.96 -2.60
Qeorgetown aollege
38 54 29.61 7 04 39.21
Observatory Dome
Seaton
1646
1850 38 53 26.63 i
7 59 59.70
-3.82
-3.51 -5.42
 Geodeti o Geode t 1c
unme of S t a t i o n Year La t 1tude Longitude
DIST. OF COLUMBIA
U. E. C.& 0 Off ice, flag- 1891-
e t a f f I n main bldg. 92-94 38* 53' 13P2 -4r 5 -5r 3
U.S. Naval Observatory
new e l t e c e n t e r of
e m a l l dome 1897 38 55 14.999 -2.96 -4.37
FMRIDA
Apalachi coln
Barkley P o i n t 2
Bellevlew
1860
1861
1907
z
29 4 12.6
30 2 30.7
27 56 33.9
84 59 0;*7
87 1 2 2 09
82 48 43.2
+1.0
+log
+l.6
+4.7
F4.2
Central (1950) 1951 28 29 32.364 80 34 38.770 +1.48 -1.10
Clearwater Harbor
Aetro. Sta. 1873 27 56 36.4 82 48 40.3 +4,1
Davis P o i n t 2 la71 30 07 12.8 85 41 11.0 +3.0 I
Depot Key 1852 29 07 2 - 9 83 01 55.0 +3.2 'A
Eeperan za
Fernandlna Aetro. S t a . :zg 29 22 15.147
30 40 17.1 z
81 05 8.231
81 27 9.3
+2.41
+O.4
I

Fort Marion N.E. Tower

Key Biecayne S.B.
Punte Raea
zg
is66
29 53
22 39
2 29
52.4
54.567
11.5
81 18 40.7
80 09 21.927
82 00 48.2
-2.26
+3- 7
-4.7

Punta Rasa Aatro. Sta. 1874 26 29 13.4 82 00 46.1 -2.6

8t. k r k e Long, 1907 30 Oq 27.4 84 1 2 17.6 +o. 2
T i t u s v l l l e , Indian
Head H o t e l flagetarr 1906 28 z6 33.7 $0 4$ 23.4 0.0
Way Key.N.9. 1874 29 og 12.5 $ 3 01 43.4 +1.4
GE0RC)IA
Butler 1872-7 3 31 17 39.2 g l 20 49.0 +4.0
Savannah Exchange
Spire 1851 32 04 51.3 d i 05 28.7 +1.3 -5.5
 Oeod e t I c Defl. I n Defl. in
E'sine of Y t t l t l 9 n Year Latitude Mer?d i e n P.0.
IDAHO

r e n n West Baee 1946 11601-4' 51!!865

;?l.er & a t Faee 1946 114 3 08 743
116 '35 48.2
lid n k l eberry
Idaho F ~ l l sN.E.
Stanley
Base
1941
111 5
2 22
30.7,
114 5 34.072
INDIANA
Deer 7 5 47.550 66 39 42.947
Eel $0 5$ 42.100 8 53 20.661
Goodell
Terre N. Base
41 02 55.780
39 28 27.183
2
8 52
87 19
38.106
58.976
IOWA
42 35 01.009 96 og 16.264 7f -1.74
Dahlman. 1934
KANSAS
-?.
k-
37 5 1 .126 96 52 13.148 31 -;2.46
Erwln
Hsadee Ranch ? Z
39 32.666 98 32 30.506
+O.
-1.02 -1 79
KENTUCKY
COO16 +3,*?6 +5.01
Cuaunlng +2.08 +2.19
Warrleld +o. 15 -0.59
LOUISIANA
Blue Buob Ridge W.B, 188f 93 44 27.4 +5.2
Catahoula 1941 92 01 01.886 -3.62 +o. '42
Chenler ,Tlgre W.B. 1889 92 11 06.8 +5.5
&tohi toeheis 1941 93 05 42.~31 -lt.32 +lo35
Timballer l i g h t houre 1921 go 21 16. +3.3
 Geodetl a Geodet l a Defl In Dsfl. in
Hame o f S t a t i o n Pear bat 1t ude Long 1t ude Merlhlan P. 1'.
MAINE
Calala Obeervatory 45"ll' 04?9 670161 2 % +4?5 43? 7
Cape 3mall
Knowlee Corner
43 46
46 1 2
42.574
17.381
69 50 b:lOi
68 20 28.89
+o. 93
4.99 +l.23
Thomaa H i l l Obeerv. wc 48 15.5 68 47 00.0 -2.6 +l.4
MASSACHUSETTS
Duxburg Long. Sta. 1870 42 02 54.58 70 40 11.02 +1.T?
MARYLAND
R o o h v l l l e Astmnomic
Lat. Stetion 1891-92 39 05 10.88 77 w 36.332 -0.46
MICHIGAN I
\I1
I
Eecanaba, Lt.. Ho. 1665 45 44 40.944 87 02 39.377 -5.92
Fort Gratlot Llght-
house (USLS) 1858 43 00 22.63 82 25 21.16 -0.53
Monroe court houae
VaronR
( LWLS) iff66
1933
41 54 2.59
46 e 26.939
83 23 49.w
89 58 00.m3 zm to. 06
MINNES9TA
Berg 1941 4 45 04.430. 9 3 17.776 -3. (34
Hubiiard Hill 1939 d 50 55.209 2 k
9 5 37.945
-1. '72
+o. r)? -1.14
MI SSI S SIPPI
Bd 12 45.7 +5.5
90 16 39.?42 -6.96 +o. 07
m 47 5?.!@ -2,lff -1.0:
 Geodetfc Pefl. in Defl..in
Ntime of S t e t l n n Year bitt t u a rJ d 1tin
E.!P P. v.
hfI.iIYS0LiRI
A rcad lR 37038' odT423 940 35' 46? 794 -4 2: 79 4!10
Dlxon E. Base 37 59 51*g97 32 05 16.41e +@.YO +I. 22
Medlock 38 3g 13.335 92 20 13.171 +3.04 +2.51
MONTANA
Bear 1935 47 56 52.415 106 14 46.602 +2, df3 +2.07
1935 47 00 31.505 106 o 1 .407 +l.eCO *l.Qr)
Crow
Jette 19p 47 46 25.0!9 114 1
log 22
2 025.456
s.@71 +? .27
.e8 +4*92
Leroy 19 9 47 53 07.215 -3 +l. 00
Martin 1935 106 15 oo.yor; -0.06 -0.43
Wlssoula Weet Baee 1925 11.4 07 41.164 -2.24 +6*78
Moats 19 9 57.374 -2.81 -3.37
Huggln B
Pllgrim
1935
1949
46 32 35.395
45 30 52.352
106
107 22
11.729
105 o 05 o 6
+2,&
+4. '(5 +l=
*I.. 8
Tallow 1935 47 57 56.@50 107 3 1 55:2g9 +1.31 +3.04
NEBRASKA
Ashby 1946 102 00 05.293 -@.$
Helvcy 1935 97 12 1 9 * w -0.75 +l.d2
Hosklne 1935 97 1 1?.g97 +1.12
mngiaee 1935 .lo2 57 24.183 -2.36 +0.60
Lamb 99 32 15.557 +5.20 62.98
Omaha Long. Sta. 95 56 3 p 1 +7.g -2.79
Redwood 193 00 02.275 95 52 2 9695 -1.54 -5.16
NEVADA

BM 533 3939 115 30 43.271 *12.11

BM 267 118 25 20 +3.25
Dry Lake
Fallon
19B
19 114 0
118 5
2 27:@:
05.56
+7.41
+$. 82
Hot Springs 114 21 53.@9 + I . 85
Reed 45 07.99 116 o 38.419
Sage 53 41.100 115 d 51.086
+2.7s
+7. ?9
 oeod et I C Qeodetlc D e l l . I? Befl. In
Bane of 3 GRt Ian Year La t l t u d e Long t t ude Mer l d l a n P. v.
NEW JE-WFtC
Barnegat I n 1 e t 1907 39045' 57!2 7hoo6v 24! 7 -5:o
NEH KEXICO
Atom (€!I%) '33 44 21.0 in6 21 50.6 -5.8 +16!0
Beacontrol t HAFB) ?2 49 h9.4 10 53 24.7 +o. 2 +30.3
Buraum
Cltoval
3 48
b
3 M
53. 32
i
io. 91
2
i o 28 11.225
106 20 27.195
-2.97
+2.32
+13.87
-3.27
33 i o 26.09s 10 54 2 .lo3 -4.1 t19.
COY
;:;;"pGI Base 33 35
33 37
io. 04
01. t
2 2
i o 30 1 .731.
106 09 24.4
+o. 5
-4.2
+lo. 2
+6.0
42-9 4 33 38 47.259 106 22 21.570 -2.7 +12,9
Gap 33 32 47.4 106 26 10.9 -0.3 +5.8
Jarllla 2 32 23 59.593 106 06 WI.770 -3. d t7.4
Jarllle Forest
(USGSi 1943 32 26 os.103 106 07 03.28d -0.3 +ll.d A
Kent 32 30 27.MO io6 28 58.605 4.d -5.1 I
Phillips 3 3 26 29.349 106 07 59.145 -3.4 +15.6
Wee 33 25 2.643 105 29 1 7 q 5 5 -3.5 +18.9
Sac 32 47 1 .3? 10 9 13. 75 +2 .l
Sallnae 33 17 53.7 1 102 31 50.635 1295 -2.4
San A n d r e a 8 32 4 0 33.3 106 32 10.-6 -2.3 -3.8
Sands N.E. Base 32 43 38.201 106 1 2 36.$55 +7.24
Sanaa S.W.
Seehorn ( WSPO)
Base '32 2-9 61.624
32 45 20.7
-lo22
-4.7
i
+O. 09
+l. -7.9
+lo. 9
S i e r r a Blanca
S k i l l e t Knob (HAFBf
Slaen
33 22 27.279
33 13 49.2
33 37 51.313
rf :8
-11s7
01.3
+2..56
Storm 33 53 39.7 -2.1 +4.3
Tower 3 1 2 07.2 -5.2 -3.2
Tru j 1110 b
3 51 15.723 -2.12 -0.60
 Geod e tic Geodetlo Defl. i n Defl. i n
u t 1tude Longltude Meridian P. v.
NEW YORK
Avo ca
Beeah H i l l
Far Rackaway
42024' 46?8 24 77*22123?'c 6
75 21 40.0 2
$3 44
a
Holley 5 02 -7.491
Ruther ford' 8
Observatory
.Troy Unlversl t y
NORTH OAROLINA
- h, k
Fort Johneon Flagetaif
Hog Ieland 272 f2.7
K n o t t Xeland n o r t h en8
Long Shoal P o i n t 3% -2.2
t2.2
+I. 5
Ooraooke N.E. Baee 1872
s a n d Ieland 167 +@. 7
-4.97 &
Sanford
Shellbank
Splnola 2
35
18
-2.71
-1.3
-3.7 I

Steveneon' a P o i n t
Azimuth lS47 36 06 1g.6 76 11 25.1 -2.6
NORTH DAKOTA
Balta No. Baee 1946 4s 10 10.849 100 0 2 w.2'39 -0.59
Bud 1941 47 27 20.125 99 54 16.162
L i t t l e Forks 1941 47 '53 22,221 97 30 17.713 +9,24
S t a n l e y So. Baee 1946 48 06 18.635 102 21 10.903 +o. 68
 Geodet I o Geodetio Defl. I n Defl.in
Pame of S t a t i o n Year mtltude LongIt ud e WeridIan P. v.
OHIO
Alverno 84O36' 30!276 -O? 21
Bethel 81 31 5l.eC85 -0.70
Davle $1 1 07.042 -2.w
Doyle 40 58 33.655 t
81 1 29.137
OKLAHOU
M i l l e r t o n NW Baee 1950 33 59 08.220 95 01 01.510 +13.b +6.w
OR-N
44 34 41.9 4 24. 32 +4.16 +d. E5
Madras S.W. Base
P r a i r i e C i t y , N.Baee
Sherar
44 26 41.5 5
45 14 20.762
Z 1 2 1 11
118 42 09. 36
1 2 1 48 4 .58o
8 -3.22 +6.22
+ 04.4
Zumwalt 45 36 14.306 116 y?l 5 .158 Z -5.75
+'I-74 1
W
PENNSYLVANIA I

Womeleaori 40 19 27.359 76 11 44.841 +lob

SOlfiH CAROLINA
Breach I n l e t 32 46 20.2 79 4.8 56.9 -0.9
SOUTH DAKmA
98 39 16.428
Bald
Lemler
Orr Laplace
1935
1935
1935
2:: %:?$;
42 52 04.473
100 Og 4.022
t
96 55 4.159
+O. b4
+l.63
+3.81
Waleh 1939 45 06 27.715 lo?. 31 49.490 -1.72 -3.75
TEXAS
Bart 2 ey +1.40
Brletol +0.45 t6.02
Eynum +o. 35
Dollur P o l t +2.7
a l v e a t o n felanct
is51 +3.5
 Name o f S t f a t i o n Y e ~ r Latl
Gesdr ‘
.
- Geodctlc
Longitude
Defl. in
Merialan
b e f l . 1n
P. V‘
TEXAS
Oalveeton, Cathedral
north epllre
J up1t er +4.! 4
Lacasa +4.28
Lapaca
Range
R i b Granbe Oheerv.
+to
+ .4:7
+4.3
Roby +Po 96
Sear$
Topa +Fj. 2
W i l k i n s E. Base +l.81
Wllklne W. Base t1.34
Yoakum B.W. Baee -1.54
WTAH
39 110 56 28,236
P
Buckhorn 1947 1 2 %.dl8 -6.97 -fib04
VIRGINIA
North End Enott 181.
Staunton tat. ata.
Tangier Ieland
4: ;
-0.8
Wallace -2.62 -3.24
Wolf t r a p -2.3
WASHINGTON
Bahokue 48 22 18,648 124 40 27.205
m i d (u.s.G.s.) 46 38 01.390 117 05 13,858 +I. 26
Broml ey USGS 47 27 52,639 120 12 70.893 -11112
Grey Bsok
Kalama Aetro. $2 23 121 04 57.582
1 2 2 0 25.139
-- k 8363
Lumml Ieland t a t . Sta.
Point &boa
48 44 04.4
4g 07 02.8
2
122 I 15.8
122 44 51.6
-2.6
+3.0
 Oeodet l o modet Ic D e i l . In Defl, In
Pame of S t a t i o n Year tat I
tude Longitude Werialan P.V.
WASHINGTON
Seattle Long. Sta. 1888 47O 36' 31! 1 122020 I oot9 +3?0
Univ. o f Washington 1925 47 39 38.0 122 18 29.2 +l.8
WEST VIRGINIA
F i n d 1ey 1941 39 03 1 087 79 59 58.JK)o +4.18 +4.16
Wabe 1950 37 23 &:273 81 19 12.93h +1.% +o. A
WISCONSIN
Arohibald 1935 73.67
Babe 1928 -3.09
Dale 1928 -0.26 -6.50
Lone 1928 -6.94
Manawa. 1928 +0*59 A
Maerslve 1922 -1.44 -0.25 7
Night 1922 -0.36 -5.29
Owen 1922 -10.02 -5.10 '
Plngle 1935 +o. 11
Prentice 1922 -2.03 -2.06
Rhlnelander 1922 -3.32 -7.90
Spooner 1935 -10.51
Staadt 193 -6.52
Wabeno 19 -9.35 -5.5
WYOMING
S l n c l a l r L. Base 1949 41 45 57.651 106 58 03.024 +6.52 +o. 91