The Hitchhiker's Guide to
John Kerry's Vietnam Service
By Kay
via www.TheGantelope.com

BASES

An Thoi
(CosDiv 11)

http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4920176/an_thoi.html
Latitude (DMS): 10° 1’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 104° 1’ 60
Base on Phu Quoc Island 65 miles off the west coast of mainland Vietnam

Cam Ranh Bay
(CosDiv 14)

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc49-01/nc49_01d.html
http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/mapnc4901.html (upper right section)
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4930357/cam_ranh_bay.htmlLatitude (DMS): 11 52’ 60 N / Longitude (DMS): 109° 10’ 0 E
Base andbBody of water, 10 miles long and 20 miles deep, on the east coast of Vietnam on the China Sea, near the city of Nha Trang

Cat Lo
(CosDiv 13)

http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4930782/cat_lo.html
Latitude (DMS): 12° 22' 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 109° 12' 0 E
Base on the eastern coast of Vietnam, on the northern shore of Vung Tau Bay

Ha Tien

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-06/nc48_06e.html
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4937691/ha_tien.html
Latitude (DMS): 10° 22’ 60 N / Longitude (DMS): 104° 28’ 60 E

POPULATION CENTERS

Cai Nuoc

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15b.html 
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4930102/cai_nuoc.html 
Latitude (DMS): 9° 48’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 5’ 60 E
Population center between Song Bai Hap and Song Dong Cung, near the western shore of the southern tip of Vietnam

Ca Mau
(aka Quan Long)

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-10/nc48_10g.html
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4930228/ca_mau.html 
Latitude (DMS): 9° 10’ 37 N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 9’ 0 E
Population center just east of the Song Ong Doc, at the juncture of Song Tac Thu and Kinh Xang Ca Mau, near the southern tip of Vietnam

Dong Tam

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-07/nc48_07f.html
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4935473/dong_tam.html
Latitude (DMS): 17° 49’ 60 N / Longitude (DMS): 106° 7’ 0 E
Population center 4 miles west of My Tho on the north bank of the Song My Tho; east of, and adjacent to, the mouth of the Kinh Xang (Canal)

My Tho

There are a bunch of population centers with this name, but they are in the same general vicinity
http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-07/nc48_07f.html
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4947235/my_tho.html
Latitude (DMS): 10° 34’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 46’ 60 E
Population center in the Sa Dec area

Nam Can

There are a bunch of population centers with this name, but they are in the same general vicinity
http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15b.html
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4947781/nam_can.html 
Latitude (DMS): 8° 46’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 104° 58’ 60 E
Population center near the southern tip of Vietnam, on the Song Cua Lon

Sa Dec

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-07/nc48_07e.html 
http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-06/nc48_06h.html 
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4955202/sa_dec.html 
Latitude (DMS): 10° 18’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 46’ 0 E
Population center on the Mekong River delta, on the left bank of the Song Han Giang (look for Song Tien Giang when locating it). 88 miles SW of Saigon

Thoi Binh

There are multiple population centers with this name, but they are in the same general vicinity
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4959356/thoi_binh.html 
Latitude (DMS): 9° 21’ 3 N / Longitude (DMS) 105° 5’ 2 E
Population center near the southern tip of Vietnam

CANALS

Kinh Cai Nhap(Kinh Ca Nhiep?)

 

 

Kinh Dong Cung

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15b.html (not labeled)
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4934951/kinh_dong_cung.html 
Latitude (DMS): 8 58’ 60 N / Longitude (DMS): 104 52’ 60 E
Navigation canal on the southern tip of Vietnam

STREAMS

Rach Ba Thanh

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15b.html
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4927397/rach_ba_thanh.html 
Latitude (DMS): 8° 46’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 2’ 60 E
Stream close to the southern tip of Vietnam, to the south of the Song Cua Long

Rach Bo Gui

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15c.html 
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4928299/rach_bo_gui.html
Latitude (DMS): 8° 49’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS) 105° 15’ 0 E
Stream near the eastern shore of the southern tip of Vietnam, near the end of the Song Dom Doi

Rach Cai Chon

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15b.html (not labeled?)
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4930007/rach_cai_chon.html
Latitude (DMS): 8° 46’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS) 105° 7’ 0 E
Stream close to the southern tip of Vietnam

Rach Duong Keo

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15b.html
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4936095/rach_duong_keo.html 
Latitude (DMS): 8° 34’ 60 N / 105° 0’ 0 E
Stream next to the eastern shore of the southern tip of Vietnam, south of the Song Cua Lon

Rach Hang Ho
(Rach Hang?)

http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4937525/rach_hang.html 
Latitude (DMS): 8° 39’ 0  N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 9’ 0 E
Assuming Rach Hang is the same as Rach Hang Ho, it’s a stream near the southern tip of Vietnam

Rach Nang

http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4948401/rach_nang.html 
Latitude (DMS): 9° 10’ 60 N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 17’ 60 E
Assuming Rach Nang Do is the same as Rach Nang, it’s a stream near the southern tip of Vietnam

Rach Ong Quyen

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15b.html
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4950461/rach_ong_quyen.html 
Latitude (DMS): 8° 46’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 1’ 60 E
Stream near the eastern shore of the southern tip of Vietnam, to the south of the Song Cua Lon

RIVERS

Song Bay Hap /
Song Bai Hap

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15b.html 
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4927551/song_bay_hap.html
Latitude (DMS): 8° 49’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 104° 54’ 0 E
On the western shore of Vietnam, down near the southernmost tip. The bay it empties into is Cua Song Bai Hap. It thins quite a bit on its eastern end.

Song Bo De

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15c.html 
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4928286/song_bo_de.html 
Latitude (DMS): 8° 43; 60 N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 13’ 60 E
River near the eastern shore of the southern tip of Vietnam, emptying into the China Sea. Connects with the Song Dam Doi and the Song Cua Lon

Song Canh Hau

?
Stream

Song Co Chien

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-11/nc48_11b.html http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-07/nc48_07f.html
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4932116/song_co_chien.html
Latitude (DMS): 9° 46’ 23 N / Longitude (DMS): 106° 35’ 50 E
Distributary on the southeastern shore of Vietnam, which empties into China Sea.

Song Cua Lon

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15b.html 
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4932799/song_cua_lon.html
Latitude (DMS): 8° 41’ 60 N / Longitude (DMS): 104° 49’ 60
River on the western shore of Vietnam, down near the southernmost tip. It empties into the Gulf of Thailand just below where Song Bai Hap does. On the eastern end, it splits into the Song Dam Doi and  Song Bo De before emptying into the China Sea on the east coast.

Song Dam Chim (??)
(writing blurry)

http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4933577/song_dam_chim.html Latitude (DMS): 8° 49’ 60 / Longitude (DMS): 105° 16’ 60
Stream near the southern tip of Vietnam

Song Dam Doi

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-15/nc48_15c.html 
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4933586/song_dam_doi.html
Latitude (DMS): 8° 48’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 10’ 60 E
Stream on the southern tip of Vietnam

Song Dong Cung
(there are 2 of these)

http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4934954/song_dong_cung.html
Latitude (DMS): 8° 58’ 0 N / Longitude (DMS): 104° 47’ 60 E

- OR -

http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4934953/song_dong_cung.html 
Latitude (DMS): 8° 50’ 60 N / Longitude (DMS): 105° 1’ 0 E
Either way, it’s a stream on the southern tip of Vietnam

Song Ong Doc

http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-10/nc48_10f.html (westernmost portion)
http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/vietnam/maps/nc48-10/nc48_10g.html 
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/vietnam/map/m4950412/song_ong_doc.html 
Latitude (DMS): 9° 1’ 60 N / Longitude (DMS): 104° 49’ 0 E
Stream near the southern tip of Vietnam which empties into the Gulf of Thailand