If you're standing in the middle of section 23 and walk 4 miles east, what section are you in?

To determine what section you would be in after walking 4 miles east from the midpoint of section 23, it’s essential to consider how sections are laid out in the Public Land Survey System (PLSS).

Each section measures one square mile, which means it covers an area of 640 acres. In the standard grid layout, sections are numbered from 1 to 36, starting in the northeast corner of a township and ending in the southwest corner. Section 23, located in a township, is surrounded by sections 22 to the north, 24 to the east, and so on.

If you begin at the center of section 23 and move 4 miles east, you first move to the boundary of section 23. Continuing east, you would enter section 24, and then after traveling another mile east, you would enter section 25, and finally, after another mile, you would reach section 26. After a total of 4 miles (from the center of section 23, moving through sections 24, 25, and into section 26), you would still be located in section 26, assuming each step to the east smoothly transitions across the section boundaries.

Taking into account the layout and distance covered,