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Grid References On OS Maps
Grid References On OS Maps
31
32
33
34
35
36
So this is Easting 35
36
23
22
So this is Northing 24
23
22
31 27
32
33
34
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36 27
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A 25 24 What is the four figure grid reference for this square?
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25 24
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22 31 32
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22
33
34
35
36
31
Find the line along the left of the square.
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33
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36
This is Easting 34
31
32
33
34
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36
26
23
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22
34
Easting 34
A 25
Northing 25
Remember
Find the square Look at the line on its left (Easting) Find its number from the top or bottom Look at the line along its bottom (Northing) Find its number from either side Write the Easting number, then the Northing number
What are the four figure grid references for the squares with these symbols? 3124
31 27
32
33
34
35
36 27
26
25 24
26
25 24
3223
3525 3522 3325
All right? Some wrong?
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22 31 32 33 34 35 36
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22
31
27 26 25 24
32
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22 31 32 33 34 35 36
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31
27 26
32
33
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35
36
27 26
It is nearer to 33 than to 32 But how near is nearer? 24 We need to look more closely. 23 22 31 32 33 34 35 36 25 25 24 It is nearer to 24 than to 25
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22
320 250 Draw lines between the main grid lines 243 Say it as three two eight, two four three
328
330 25
240 32
Remember
Find the point in the square Find the four figure grid reference See how far the point is from the line on the left of the square to the line on the right See how far the point is from the line along the bottom of the square to the line along the top
320
330 250
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All right? Some wrong?
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240
32
Remembe r
3224
24
Then this line
Remember
32
327
This line first