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Delaware High Point Sign
Delaware High Point Sign
 Geodetic Survey Marker
Geodetic Survey Marker
 Marker Reads: U.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY REFERENCE MARK FOR INFORMATION WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON, D.C. $250 FINE OR IMPRISONMENT FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK EBRIGHT AZIMUTH 1933
Marker Reads:
U.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY REFERENCE MARK
FOR INFORMATION WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON, D.C.
$250 FINE OR IMPRISONMENT FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK
EBRIGHT
AZIMUTH
1933
 Southbound View of the Peak from the State Line
Southbound View of the Peak from the State Line

The Ebright Azimuth is the point with the highest benchmark monument elevation in the American state of Delaware. It is marked with a geodetic benchmark monument and has an elevation of 447.85 feet above sea level. The only state high-point with a lower elevation is Britton Hill in the state Florida at 345 feet above sea level. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixel Image in higher resolution (3008 × 2000 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixel Image in higher resolution (3008 × 2000 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... This article or section should include material from Erdmessung. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Florida High Point Marker. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...


The Ebright Azimuth is located about 6.5 miles north of downtown Wilmington, Delaware, in far northern New Castle County, within a few feet of the Pennsylvania state line. It is near Concord High School, to the north of Naaman's Road, State Route 92, at the middle of the intersection of Ebright Road and Ramblewood Drive. This is an entrance to the Dartmouth Woods development. Nickname: Chemical Capital of the World Motto: A Place To Be Somebody Coordinates: County New Castle County incorporated 1739 Mayor James M. Baker (D) Area    - City 44. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... New Castle County is the northern-most county of the three counties in the state of Delaware. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ...


Surveying by NGS and DGS personnel indicates that the mobile home park just west of Ebright Road is at least two feet higher than the benchmark.[1] The land under the mobile home park is not "natural elevation" since it is a man-made plateau that was constructed to prevent flooding in the area.[citation needed] Man-made elevations do not change a state's "high point" location.[citation needed]


Contrary to what many people believe upon first impression, "Ebright Azimuth" is not a person's first and last name. Ebright is the name of the road where the monument is located and also the last name of a local family. However, the term Azimuth refers to the horizontal component of a direction. Azimuth is the horizontal component of a direction (compass direction), measured around the horizon, usually from the north toward the east — i. ...

Radio Tower History

The self-supporting radio tower just south of the benchmark was constructed in 1947 by Western Union as part of an historic C-band microwave radio relay system that linked New York City and Washington, D.C. This site was assigned the name "Brandywine" in recognition of Brandywine Creek located several kilometers to the west and was licensed with the callsign KGB29. [2] Western Union's engineers specified a heavy-duty prefabricated fire tower structure, which allowed the microwave transmitters and receivers to be installed inside the cab. "Dish" antennas, mounted behind the window openings, were aimed towards the adjacent relay stations at Mt. Laurel, 54.4 km (34 mi) to the northeast, and Elk Neck near Elkton, Maryland, 49.1 km (30.7 mi) to the southwest. [3] Masts of the Rugby VLF transmitter in England Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas (also known as aerials in the UK) for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Western Union (NYSE: WU) is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. ... C band (compromise band) is a portion of electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies ranging from 4 to 6 GHz. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... Brandywine Creek (also called the Brandywine River) is a tributary of the Christina River, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware in the United States. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Fire lookout. ... The Parabolic antenna is a high-gain, reflector antenna used for radio, television and data communications, and also for radiolocation (RADAR), on the UHF and SHF frequencies. ... Mount Laurel Township highlighted in Burlington County. ... Elkton is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. ...


Like most of their early microwave relay sites, Western Union decommissioned the Brandywine installation at Ebright Azimuth as more-reliable broadband fiber systems were developed. The structure now supports several VHF and UHF land mobile radio antennas. In experimental physics and elsewhere, decommissioning is the formal process intended to shut down an apparatus such as a particle accelerator. ... Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending light through an optical fiber. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. ... Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


See also

List of U.S. states by elevation This is a list of United States states by elevation. ...


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