EPSG:2857 NAD83(HARN) / West Virginia North
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: USA - West Virginia - SPCS - N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:2857 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD83(HARN) / West Virginia North |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) |
| Area of use |
USA - West Virginia - SPCS - N United States (USA) - West Virginia - counties of Barbour; Berkeley; Brooke; Doddridge; Grant; Hampshire; Hancock; Hardy; Harrison; Jefferson; Marion; Marshall; Mineral; Monongalia; Morgan; Ohio; Pleasants; Preston; Ritchie; Taylor; Tucker; Tyler; Wetzel; Wirt; Wood. |
| Bounds | W -81,76° · S 38,76° · E -77,72° · N 40,64° |
| Countries | United States |
| Datum | NAD83 (High Accuracy Reference Network) |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4152 — NAD83(HARN) |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NAD83(HARN) to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:1901) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | 38.5 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | -79.5 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | 40.25 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | 39 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 600000 | metre |
| Northing at false origin | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_0=38.5 +lon_0=-79.5 +lat_1=40.25 +lat_2=39 +x_0=600000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,0.02579,0.00965,0.01166,0 +no_defs
Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:2857.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_West_Virginia_North_FIPS_4701",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983_HARN",DATUM["D_North_American_1983_HARN",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",600000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-79.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",40.25],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",39.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",38.5],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Other systems — United States
- EPSG:2847NAD83(HARN) / Texas South Central
- EPSG:2848NAD83(HARN) / Texas South
- EPSG:2849NAD83(HARN) / Utah North
- EPSG:2850NAD83(HARN) / Utah Central
- EPSG:2851NAD83(HARN) / Utah South
- EPSG:2852NAD83(HARN) / Vermont
- EPSG:2853NAD83(HARN) / Virginia North
- EPSG:2854NAD83(HARN) / Virginia South
- EPSG:2855NAD83(HARN) / Washington North
- EPSG:2856NAD83(HARN) / Washington South
- EPSG:2858NAD83(HARN) / West Virginia South
- EPSG:2859NAD83(HARN) / Wisconsin North
- EPSG:2860NAD83(HARN) / Wisconsin Central
- EPSG:2861NAD83(HARN) / Wisconsin South
- EPSG:2862NAD83(HARN) / Wyoming East
- EPSG:2863NAD83(HARN) / Wyoming East Central
- EPSG:2864NAD83(HARN) / Wyoming West Central
- EPSG:2865NAD83(HARN) / Wyoming West
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.