Slide 6 Grid Line numbering for the East - West direction (EASTING) always starts in the middle of the grid zone. This "middle of the zone" grid line is always Grid Line 500.

Any grid lines to the left of the middle will have a value less than 500, any lines to the right will be greater than 500.

 

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