Baselines run in which direction?

Baselines run in which direction?

• A. East & West
• B. North & South
• C. They describe property boundaries
• D. They determine property ownership

Answer: (A)

Baselines are the east–west reference line in land surveying. They run parallel to the equator and are perpendicular to the principal meridian, which runs north–south. In the Public Land Survey System, the grid of townships and ranges is built from these two directions: baselines provide the horizontal, east–west framework, while meridians supply the vertical, north–south framework. This orientation lets surveyors measure township lines north or south of the baseline and range lines east or west of the meridian. So baselines run in an east–west direction.

Baselines are the east–west reference line in land surveying. They run parallel to the equator and are perpendicular to the principal meridian, which runs north–south. In the Public Land Survey System, the grid of townships and ranges is built from these two directions: baselines provide the horizontal, east–west framework, while meridians supply the vertical, north–south framework. This orientation lets surveyors measure township lines north or south of the baseline and range lines east or west of the meridian. So baselines run in an east–west direction.