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THE NATIONAL PARKS The National Parks are government reservations set aside by acts of Congress to preserve wild life and land of scenic, historic, or other public significance. The National Parks include the following: Abraham Lincoln. Site of log cabin where Lincoln was born, near Hodgenville, Kentucky. Area, 110 acres. Acadia. Granite mountains on Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Area, 29 sq. mi. Bryce Canyon. Preserves scenic, highly colored rock formations in Utah. Area, 56 sq. mi. Carlsbad Cavern. Scenic caves in New Mexico. Area, 49,568 acres. Crater Lake. Lake in extinct volcano, Cascade Range, Oregon. Area 250 sq. mi. Glacier. Scene of 60 glaciers and beautiful mountains, northwest Montana. Area, 1538 sq. mi. Grand Canyon. Comprising a large part of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Area, 1009 sq. mi. Grand Teton. Mountain scenery near Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Area, 150 sq. mi. Great Smoky. In the Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina and Tennessee. Area 714 sq. mi. Hawaii. Including Mts. Kilauea, Mauna Loa, and Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. Area 275 sq. mi. Hot Springs. Contains 47 hot springs on the slopes of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Area, 1006 acres. Isle Royale. Largest Island in Lake Superior, heavily wooded, part of Michigan. Area, 209 sq. mi. Kings Canyon. Mountain peaks and Big Tree groves, includes General Grant tree in California. Area, 710 sq. mi. Lassen Volcanic. Includes Lassen Peak, only active U.S. volcano, in Sierra Nevada Mountains, California. Area, 163 sq. mi. Mammoth Cave. Series of scenic caves in Southwestern Ky. Area, 76 sq. mi. McKinley, Mt. Game preserve including Mts. McKinley and Foraker in Alaska. Area, 3030 sq. mi. Mesa Verde. Scene of ancient cliff dwellings in Colorado. Area, 80 sq. mi. Olympic. Pacific Northwest forests and numerous glaciers in Northwest Washington. Area, 1305 sq. mi. Platt. Site of sulphur medicinal springs, southern Oklahoma. Area, 848 acres. Rainier, Mt. Including Mt. Rainier and 28 glaciers, Cascade Range, Washington. Area, 378 sq. mi. Rocky Mountain. Scene of 14 rugged Rocky Mountain peaks, including Longs Peak, Colorado. Area, 405 sq. mi. Sequoia. Including stands of giant Sequoias in California. Area, 604 sq. mi. Shenandoah. Scenic section of Blue Ridge Mountains in Northwestern Virginia. Area 286 sq. mi. Wind Cave. Site of windy caves and game preserves, N. Dak. Area, 20 sq. mi. Yellowstone. Site of mountain scenery, geysers, hot springs, unusual rock formations, and wild life preserve, mostly in northwestern Wyoming but partly in Idaho and Montana. Area 3400 sq. mi. Yosemite. Including scenic falls, mountain peaks, and canyons in central California. Area, 1162 sq. mi. Zion. Site of canyon in Utah. Area, 135 sq. mi. MILES AND KNOTS The U.S. and British statute mile is 5,280 feet. It is equivalent to .8694 nautical miles. The U.S. nautical mile is 6,080.20 feet. It is equal to 1.15157 statute miles. The knot is a speed of one nautical mile per hour, or about 1-1/7 statute miles per hour. The geographical mile is 6,087.1 feet, being equal to 1 minute of longitude at the Equator. THE POINTS OF A COMPASS To name the points of the compass (that is, "box" the compass), start at North and follow the sun: [[3 columns]] | North | Southeast by East | West Southwest | | North by East | Southeast | West by South | | North Northeast | Southeast by South | West | | Northeast by North | South Southeast | West by North | | Northeast | South by East | West Northwest | | Northeast by East | South | Northwest by West | | East Northeast | South by West | Northwest | | East by North | South Southwest | Northwest by North | | East | Southwest by South | North Northwest | | East by South | Southwest | North by West | | East Southeast | Southwest by West | North | SHIP TIME [[7 column table]] |Bells|a.m.|p.m.|p.m.|p.m.|a.m.|a.m.| | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 8:30 | 12:30 | 4:30 | 8:30 | 12:30 | 4:30 | | 2 | 9:00 | 1:00 | 5:00 | 9:00 | 1:00 | 5:00 | | 3 | 9:30 | 1:30 | 5:30 | 9:30 | 1:30 | 5:30 | | 4 | 10:00 | 2:00 | 6:00 | 10:00 | 2:00 | 6:00 | | 5 | 10:30 | 2:30 | 6:30 | 10:30 | 2:30 | 6:30 | | 6 | 11:00 | 3:00 | 7:00 | 11:00 | 3:00 | 7:00 | | 7 | 11:30 | 3:30 | 7:30 | 11:30 | 3:30 | 7:30 | | 8 | Noon | 4:00 | 8:00 | Midnight | 4:00 | 8:00 | GREAT AIRSHIP DISASTERS Akron, U.S. Navy dirigible, wrecked April 4, 1933, in a thunderstorm, with loss of 73 lives. Macon, U.S. Navy dirigible, wrecked February 12, 1935, by collapse of stern with loss of 2 lives. Dixmude, French dirigible, lost over the Mediterranean December 21, 1923, with loss of 52 lives. R-38, British dirigible, burned August 24, 1921, with loss of 42 lives. R-101, British dirigible, wrecked by explosion October 4, 1930, with loss of 46 lives. Hindenburg, German passenger dirigible, wrecked by explosion May 6, 1937, with loss of 36 lives. Roma, dirigible bought from Italy by U.S., wrecked February 21, 1932, with loss of 34 lives.
