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ill titleLocation, Elevation and Magnetic Declination of Black Nugget Lake Observatory

A map of the Black Nugget Lake Campground can be found under site photo off of main NPS page, or just click here.

Province & CountryAlberta, Canada
Municipality County of Beaver No. 9
National Topographic Series Map (NTS) 83H2
Alberta Township System (section, Tp., Rg., M)NW11-49-18-W4
Owners of quarter section NW11-49-18-W4County of Beaver (NW portion); Provincial Government (Sustainable Resource Development - SRD)
Latitude of Centre of Observatory SiteNorth 53 degrees 13.245 minutes
Longitude of Centre of Observatory SiteWest 112 degrees 31.921 minutes
Approximate Elevation above Sea Level (ASL)710 metres (2330 - 2350 ft.)
Magnetic Declination (as of January 13, 2008)15 degrees 42 minutes East

For Calculator see: http://geomag.nrcan.gc.ca/apps/mdcal_e.php)

Nearby Urban Centres

Ryley (town) Greater than 10 km. to the NE
Tofield (town) Greater than 18 km. to the NW
Camrose (city) Approximately 28 km. to the SW
Edmonton (city) Greater than 62 km. to the NW

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale Value: 3