First United Methodist Church Spire Surveyed
Spire Measured
Spire Top Is Located

...these distances and angles become part of a trigonometry formula that determines the elevation of the specific location. This elevation becomes the highest point.

Comparing the elevation of the highest point with the elevation at the curb yields the building's height.

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