How To Read Plat Map Coordinates. If your plat says rod found or rod(f) or pipe(f), or something like that at the property corner, go dig up your corners. It’s relatively easy to find all of the corners of your property using expertgps.
If it's a recent survey there may be a pin flag or stake set as a witness to the property corner. But the latitude and longitude system is the basis of many of those mapping apps, and an understanding of how to read those coordinates is a great way to increase geographical awareness and communicate global addresses. I'm trying to find the boundaries of my property, but all i have is a basic plat map with what i assume to be compass headings and distances between points.
This reads north, 63 degrees east.
First, learn what the many small numbers on a plat map mean. Zoom in as far as you can on the first corner. You’ll also see the tract number and often the name the builder has given (if it’s a subdivision). This reads north, 63 degrees east.