The Ancient Hopewell Road Aligned to the Bright Star Fomalhaut and the Constellation Pisces

The Hopewell Road was two parallel berms of earth about 3 feet in height and 200 feet wide. The road ran from the Octagon at Newark to Chillicothe, Ohio some 60 miles distant. The direction of the road was oriented 211° 25’ from Newark, Ohio Octagon to the Octagon at Chillicothe, Ohio

Hopewell Road

POSSIBLE ASTRONOMICAL REFERENCES IN THE PLANNING OF THE GREAT HOPEWELL ROAD

Giulio Magli, Dipartimento di Matematica del Politecnico di Milano Italy .

“At azimuth 211° 25’, an observer looking south-west with a flat horizon would have seen the bright star Fomalhaut, of the constellation Piscis Austrinus, setting in alignment with the road. Thealignment is optimal around 250 BC. At this date, Fomalhaut was setting at an azimuth of 211° 25’With an altitude of 1°