how in the he** do i read these coordinates?

[prospectordamon]

heres the coordinates: S12&15,T09N,R21E

what program/tool/whatchmacallit reads this? what format is this? sorry new to the whole gps stuff

 

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[kilnmaint]

Looks like section 12 and 15 township 9 west, range 21 east Near Troy, Alabama. Found it on Google Earth

 

[Felinepeachy]

Section, Township and Range can be part of a legal description of a piece of property.

Example:

Longhand description reads as follows: The Southeast Quarter of Section 31 Township-125-North Range-87-West of the Fifth Principal Meridian. The same description in shorthand looks like this: SE¼ of Sec. 31 T125N R87W of the 5th P.M. or, still shorter, like this: SE¼ 31 T125N R87W. An improperly constructed land description might look like this: The south east quarter, of section 31, township 125 North, range 87 west, of the fifth principal meridian. Or: se ¼, of sec. 31, t 125 N, r 87 w, of the 5th pm.

 

[jog]

If you take a look at a good quality map it should have the range across the top and the township along the side.

 

[Hemisteve]

The only thing missing is which Baseline and Meridian. What State are you looking for?

Here in the western states there are different B&M,s for different areas/States. I dont know about Cadastral surveys (PLSS) east of the rockies.

California/Nevada use the Mount Diablo.
California South - San Bernardino.
California NW - Humbolt.
Arizona - Gila and Salt River

Townships are 36 Square Miles Divided into 36 Sections 1 mile Square (640 Acres).
It is a very easy way to locate any property anywhere in the US and is used for legal descriptions of all land and mining claims.

Sections Start in the NE Corner:

6 5 4 3 2 1
7 8 9 10 11 12
18 17 16 15 14 13
19 20 21 22 23 24
30 29 28 27 26 25
31 32 33 34 35 36

 

[russau]

use those coardinates on a 7.5 min. topo map.