How did Seventh Standard Road get its name?
| Tuesday, Nov 23 2010 02:20 PM
Last Updated Tuesday, Nov 23 2010 02:20 PM
Q: How did Seventh Standard Road get its name?
-- Bill Zingg
A: For this we turned to Chuck Lackey, director of Kern County Engineering, Surveying and Permit Services:
Seventh Standard Road lies on the Seventh Standard Parallel. Standard Parallels are the method used in surveying to compensate for the curvature of the Earth's surface and the convergence of the lines of longitude. These Standard Parallels are generally 24 miles apart.
In most of Kern County and central California, the Standard Parallels are measured from Mount Diablo, which is located east of the San Francisco Bay area. In addition to Seventh Standard Road, at the northerly boundary of Kern County, County Line Road is along the Sixth Standard Parallel and south of Bakersfield, Copus Road is on the Eight Standard Parallel.
For more information on surveying in Kern County, we encourage your readers to visit our office or contact the county surveyor, Randall Smith. Our office is located at 2700 M St., Bakersfield and our phone number is 862-5100. Mr. Smith can be contacted by e-mail at smithra@co.kern.ca.us.
