NY State L § 2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws STL - State Article 2 - State Boundaries 2 - Connecticut Boundary Line.

§ 2. Connecticut  boundary line.  The boundary line between the states   of New York and Connecticut is as follows:Commencing at a granite monument (No. 1), at the northwest  corner  of   the  state of Connecticut, marking the corner of Massachusetts, New York   and Connecticut, in latitude 42° 02' 58" .427 and longitude 73° 29'  15"   .959;  thence  south  2°  42' 30" west 30,569 feet to a granite monument   (No. 12) 470 feet south of the Bird Hill road between Millerton and  Ore   Hill in latitude 41° 57' 56" .772 and longitude 73° 29' 35" .078; thence   south  3°  53'  44" west 15,846 feet to a monument (No. 18) in the south   side of the highway from Millerton to Sharon along the  north  shore  of   Indian Pond in latitude 41° 55' 20" .586 and longitude 73° 29' 49" .318;   thence  south  2° 47' 51" west 10,681 feet to a monument (No. 21) on the   Cliff North of Webatuck creek in latitude 41° 53' 35" .190 and longitude   73° 29' 56" .210; thence south 4° 39' 01" west 10,683 feet to a monument   (No. 24) in the rear of R. E. Randall's house  on  the  east  road  from   Sharon  Valley  to Leedsville in latitude 41° 51' 49" .995 and longitude   73° 30' 07" .652; thence south 3° 49' 10" west 26,405 feet to a monument   (No. 32) on the westerly slope of a rocky hillside at the corner of  the   towns  of Sharon and Kent in latitude 41° 47' 29" .709 and longitude 73°   30' 30" .871; thence south 3° 52' 35" west 10,457  feet  to  a  monument   (No.  35)  on  the  shoulder  of  a mountain northeast of Bog Hollow, in   latitude 41° 45' 46" .637 and longitude 73° 30' 40" .199;  thence  south   3°  06' 18" west 16,045 feet to a monument (No. 41) at the easterly edge   of a large pasture north of Preston mountain, known as the Chapel  lots,   in  latitude  41°  43'  08"  .354 and longitude 73° 30' 51" .658; thence   south 3° 57' 03" west  10,657  feet  to  a  monument  (No.  45)  at  the   southerly  end of Schaghticoke mountain in latitude 41° 41' 23" .320 and   longitude 73° 31' 01" .335; thence south 2° 41' 41" west 10,534 feet  to   a  monument  (No.  48)  on  the  northwesterly slope of Ten-Mile hill in   latitude 41° 39' 39" .359 and longitude 73° 31' 07" .860;  thence  south   3°  31' 33" west 21,140 feet to a monument (No. 55) at the northerly end   of a rocky hill about a mile south of the northeast corner of  the  town   of Pawling, New York, in latitude 41° 36' 10" .894 and longitude 73° 31'   24"  .972;  thence  south 4° 24' 52" west 10,785 feet to a monument (No.   59) in a field east of a right angle in the road  from  Quaker  Hill  to   Sherman  in  latitude  41°  34' 24" .659 and longitude 73° 31' 35" .893;   thence south 3° 52' 52" west 10,520 feet to a monument  (No.  64)  on  a   ledge  falling southwest to a brook in the southwestern part of the town   of Sherman in latitude 41° 32' 40" .963 and longitude 73° 31' 45"  .257;   thence  south  4°  28'  48"  west  10,410 feet to a monument (No. 68) on   Cranberry mountain in latitude 41° 30' 58" .424 and  longitude  73°  31'   55"  .946;  thence  south 2° 24' 38" west 10,617 feet to a monument (No.   72) on the northerly slope of a hill a mile south of Haviland Hollow  in   latitude  41°  29' 13" .627 and longitude 73° 32' 01" .813; thence south   3° 03' 12" west 20,731 feet to a monument (No.  80)  in  a  mowed  field   southeast of an angle in the road from Brewster to Ball pond in latitude   41° 25' 49" .108 and longitude 73° 32' 16" .309; thence south 4° 53' 12"   west 10,279 feet to a monument (No. 84) on the northerly side of a rocky   summit  northwest  of  Mill  Plain  in  latitude  41°  24'  07" .915 and   longitude 73° 32' 27" .798; thence south 2° 45' 48" west 10,527 feet  to   a monument (No. 89) in a swampy pasture south of a right angle in a back   road  which  runs  along  the  line  between  the  towns  of Danbury and   Ridgefield in latitude 41° 22' 24" .030 and longitude 73° 32' 34"  .456;   thence  south  4°  36'  39" west 10,878 feet to a monument (No. 91) in a   swamp near Mopus brook in latitude 41° 20' 36" .900  and  longitude  73°   32'  45"  .920;  thence  south 4° 12' 16" west 10,493 feet to a monument   (No. 96) south of a ledge on Titicus mountain in latitude  41°  18'  53"   .507  and longitude 73° 32' 56" .001; thence south 6° 32' 21" west 7,214    feet to a monument (No. 98) known as the Ridgefield  angle  on  a  steep   side  hill  sloping  toward  south pond in latitude 41° 17' 42" .690 and   longitude 73° 33' 06" .764; thence south 32° 46' 06" east 14,109 feet to   a  monument  (No. 103) in a swamp near a small brook in latitude 41° 15'   45" .460 and longitude 73° 31' 26" .775; thence south 32° 41'  46"  east   10,443  feet  to  a  monument  (No. 106) at the westerly side of a rocky   ridge near the southwest corner of Ridgefield in latitude  41°  14'  18"   .626  and  longitude  73°  30'  12"  .940; thence south 32° 02' 28" east   11,047 feet to a monument  (No.  109)  known  as  the  Wilton  angle  in   woodland  northwest  of  Bald  Hill  in  latitude  41°  12' 46" .101 and   longitude 73° 28' 56" .263; thence south 59° 59' 58" west 9,588 feet  to   a  monument  (No.  112)  on the south side of a short cross road leading   west from the Vista road in latitude 41° 11' 58" .721 and longitude  73°   30'  44"  .877;  thence  south 57° 58' 49" west 6,002 feet to a monument   (No. 115) on the northeasterly slope of a low, wooded hill one-half mile   west of Mud pond and northeast of Sellick's Corners in latitude 41°  11'   27"  .272  and longitude 73° 31' 51" .438; thence south 59° 09' 58" west   15,983 feet to a monument (No. 120) on the summit of a rocky ridge  half   way  between  two  large swamps, northeast of long ridge in latitude 41°   10' 06" .294 and longitude 73° 34' 50" .871; thence south  58°  56'  22"   west 21,193 feet to a monument (No. 127) in level woodland west of a low   hill  west  of Banksville in latitude 41° 08' 18" .189 and longitude 73°   38' 48" .129; thence south 58° 32' 47"  west  26,355  feet  to  a  rough   granite  monument  (No.  140)  known  as  the Duke's Trees angle, set in   concrete with its top below the roadway called King street  in  latitude   41°  06'  02"  .205 and longitude 73° 43' 41" .778; thence south 31° 29'   41" east 11,440 feet to a monument (No. 148) 300 feet north of the  road   leading  west from King street south of Rye lake in latitude 41° 04' 25"   .814 and longitude 73° 42' 23" .747;  thence  south  32°  10'  57"  east   14,975  feet  to  a  monument  (No. 153) at the east side of King street   1,000 feet north of Ridge street  in  latitude  41°  02'  20"  .570  and   longitude 73° 40' 39" .666; thence south 32° 07' 30" east 11,461 feet to   a  granite monument (No. 158) set at the north side of Byram bridge in a   concrete pier on a granite ledge known since 1684 as the Great Stone  at   the  wading place in latitude 41° 00' 44" .662 and longitude 73° 39' 20"   .172; thence south 9° 53' 43" west 835 feet to a brass  bolt  and  plate   (No.  159)  set in the top of a large boulder in Byram river in latitude   41° 00' 36" .535 and longitude 73° 39' 22" .044; thence  south  18°  56'   41"  west 3,735 feet to angle No. 161 in Byram river in latitude 41° 00'   1" .626 and longitude 73° 39' 37" .863, this tangent being produced  and   referenced  on  the shore by a brass bolt and plate leaded into the rock   on a steep hill; thence south 12° 57' 02" east 965 feet to angle No. 162   in Byram river in latitude 40° 59' 52" .335 and longitude  73°  39'  35"   .044,  the line being produced and referenced by a bolt and plate in the   rock on a hill east of the river; thence south 5° 14' 08" west 950  feet   to  angle  No.  163  in  Byram  river  in  latitude 40° 59' 42" .995 and   longitude 73° 39' 36" .173, the line being produced and referenced by  a   bolt and plate in the ledge on the west shore of the river; thence south   9° 10' 19" east 692 feet to angle No. 164 in Byram river in latitude 40°   59' 36" .249 and longitude 73° 39' 34" .736, the line being produced and   referenced  by  a  bolt and plate in the shore; thence south 34° 35' 04"   east 684 feet to angle No. 165 in Byram river in latitude  40°  59'  30"   .682  and  longitude  73°  39' 29" .671, both ends of this and the three   subsequent tangents being produced and referenced  by  brass  bolts  and   plates  set in the ledge on the shore of the river; thence south 26° 00'   02" east 229 feet to angle No. 166 in latitude  40°  59'  28"  .646  and   longitude  73°  39'  28"  .360; thence south 5° 26' 38" west 402 feet to   angle No. 167 in latitude 40° 59' 24" .694 and  longitude  73°  39'  28"    .857;  thence  south  50°  49'  51"  west  815  feet to angle No. 168 in   latitude 40° 59' 19" .608 and longitude 73° 39' 37" .096;  thence  south   30°  01'  41" east 1,924 feet to angle No. 169, a point in the center of   the  channel  in  line  with  the breakwater at Lyon's or Byram point in   latitude 40° 59' 03" .152 and longitude 73° 39' 24" .546, the  northerly   end  of  this tangent being produced back and referenced by a brass bolt   and plate in the ledge overlooking the harbor;  thence  south  45°  east   17,160  feet or three and one-quarter miles to angle No. 170 in latitude   40° 57' 03" .228 and longitude 73° 36' 46" .418, the first  angle  point   in  Long  Island  sound described by the joint commissioners of New York   and Connecticut by a memorandum  of  agreement  dated  December  eighth,   eighteen hundred and seventy-nine; thence in a straight line (the arc of   a great circle) north 74° 32' 32" east 434,394 feet to a point (No. 171)   in  latitude  41°  15'  31"  .321  and  longitude 72° 05' 24" .685, four   statute miles true south of New London lighthouse; thence north 58°  58'   43"  east  22,604 feet to a point (No. 172) in latitude 41° 17' 26" .341   and longitude 72° 01' 10" .937, marked on the United States coast survey   chart of Fisher's Island sound  annexed  to  said  memorandum,---  which   point  is  on  the  Long east 3/4 north sailing course drawn on said map   1,000 feet true north from the Hammock  or  North  Dumpling  lighthouse;   thence  following  said  east 3/4 north sailing course north 73° 37' 42"   east 25,717 feet to a point (No. 173) in latitude 41° 18' 37"  .835  and   longitude  71°  55' 47" .626, marked No. 2 on said map; thence south 70°   07' 26" east 6,424 feet toward a point marked No. 3 on  said  map  until   said  line  intersects  the westerly boundary of Rhode Island at a point   (No. 174) in latitude 41° 18' 16" .249 and longitude 71° 54' 28" .477 as   determined by the joint commissioners of Connecticut and Rhode Island by   a memorandum of agreement dated March twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and   eighty-seven.The geodetic positions given in this description are based on  Clark's   spheroid  of  eighteen  hundred  and sixty-six and the astronomical data   adopted by the United States  coast  and  geodetic  survey  in  eighteen   hundred  and  eighty and are computed from data given in appendix number   eight to the  report  of  the  said  survey  for  eighteen  hundred  and   eighty-eight,   entitled   "Geographical   Positions  in  the  State  of   Connecticut."The boundary line hereinbefore described and determined which has been   located and defined as, and in the manner, provided by section eight  of   this  chapter  is  fully and accurately laid down on duplicate maps, one   copy of which has been deposited with the  secretary  of  state  of  the   state of New York and the other copy thereof with the secretary of state   of the state of Connecticut.Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be construed to affect any existing   titles  to  property,  corporeal  or  incorporeal,  held  under   grants   heretofore  made by either of said states, nor to affect existing rights   which said states or either of them or which the citizens of  either  of   said states may have by grant, letters-patent or prescription of fishing   in  the  waters  of  said  sound,  whether  for  shell  or floating fish   irrespective of the boundary line hereby established, it not  being  the   purpose hereof to define, limit or interfere with any such right, rights   or privileges whatever the same may be.The  governor  is  authorized and requested to transmit a copy of this   act to the governor of the state  of  Connecticut,  and  upon  receiving   acknowledgment  of  its receipt by the state of Connecticut the governor   of this state shall cause such acknowledgment to be filed in the  office   of the secretary of state.The  governor  of  this  state  is  authorized in concurrence with the   governor of the state of Connecticut  to  communicate  to  congress  the    action  of the two states on this subject and to request the approval of   congress of the boundaries thus established and monumented.