We sighted a road sign while visiting family over the weekend, which I thought might arouse some interest.
A sign for the 37th parallel of latitude at a spot way out in the country, 10.3km NE of Stawell in Victoria's west. I can't think why such a sign would be placed here?
So I thought I'd check how accurate it is by having a look on Google Earth. GE suggests that the 37th parallel is some 282 meters down the road! So which is more likely to be wrong?, the original surveyors or GE? I also noticed from GE that all the properties have been surveyed and fenced along lines of latitude. I'm thinking that many of the properties may have been surveyed after WW2 for the soldier resettlement program? Can anyone shed any light on this? Maybe you've seen some interesting road signs?
Two pictures attached, one of the sign, and a screen grab from GE showing the property boundaries following lines of latitude, a cross marks the position of the sign.
Cheers
Chris