PU2386 (Center of U.S.A.) in the news!

[+LeoGeo]

The New York Times today (June 2, 2008) has a feature story about the geographic center of the U.S. in Butte County, S.D. At the very end of the article they mention the mark at that spot, PU2386 (though they don't call it that; they do mention its designation, "CENTER").

 

There is also (online only) an associated slide show. Unfortunately, the picture that they says is the mark is actually a picture of RM #1, which is apparently 22 feet south of the mark itself. (It's picture #4 of 8 in the slide show.) I sent them a correction, hoping to win a prize for the most obscure correction of the week

 

Here's the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/02/us/02land.html

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

That's the Geodetic Center after Alaska and Hawaii.

I been to that one

CENTER OF THE NATION

 

and the Other One.

In Rugby SD but I am having trouble locating that one right now.

WIKI LINK

 

Meades Ranch is the Original.

MEADES RANCH RESET

 

GEODETIC CENTER

 

WAYMARK WMVN7 GEODETIC CENTER

 

Now there are also to Geographic Centers.

This one> WM1WC4 GEOGRAPHIC CENTER 1

and this one>SEE RUGBY ABOVE

[+LeoGeo]

I just got mail from the Times saying that they have corrected the caption on the photo of the reference mark.

[DaveD]

Station MEADES RANCH was the geodetic center for NAD 27 and should not be confused with the geographic center, which is about 42 miles north near Lebanon, Kansas.

[+StarDoc]

That's the Geodetic Center after Alaska and Hawaii.

I been to that one

CENTER OF THE NATION

 

and the Other One.

In Rugby SD but I am having trouble locating that one right now.

WIKI LINK

 

Meades Ranch is the Original.

MEADES RANCH RESET

 

GEODETIC CENTER

 

WAYMARK WMVN7 GEODETIC CENTER

 

Now there are also to Geographic Centers.

This one> WM1WC4 GEOGRAPHIC CENTER 1

and this one>SEE RUGBY ABOVE

 

As a resident of North Dakota, I have to point out that the Rugby one you point out is actually in Rugby, ND, and is the geographic center of North America (not just the US).

[+StarDoc]

That's the Geodetic Center after Alaska and Hawaii.

I been to that one

CENTER OF THE NATION

 

and the Other One.

In Rugby SD but I am having trouble locating that one right now.

WIKI LINK

 

Meades Ranch is the Original.

MEADES RANCH RESET

 

GEODETIC CENTER

 

WAYMARK WMVN7 GEODETIC CENTER

 

Now there are also to Geographic Centers.

This one> WM1WC4 GEOGRAPHIC CENTER 1

and this one>SEE RUGBY ABOVE

 

As a resident of North Dakota, I have to point out that the Rugby one you point out is actually in Rugby, ND, and is the geographic center of North America (not just the US).

 

Edit: Oops, a double post, sorry...

Edited June 6, 2008 by StarDoc

[Papa-Bear-NYC]

It's interesting as to how the "Center" moves around due to political and geographic uncertainties, whether it's Kansas or North Dakota.

 

But the real center, the CENTER OF THE WORLD (some would say the Center of the Universe) is about a mile from where I live, and is marked by a stone obelisk, set in such a way that the setting sun passes directly in front of it on 2 magical days each year. Yes and it has a PID: KU3602.

 

Eat your heart out ye Midwesterners, in whose realm is located Only the center of the US of A or of North America. Here, we have the real thing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Wintertime]

But the real center, the CENTER OF THE WORLD (some would say the Center of the Universe) is about a mile from where I live, and is marked by a stone obelisk, set in such a way that the setting sun passes directly in front of it on 2 magical days each year.

Ummm, I think the folks at Stonehenge beat you to that by a few thousand years...

 

Patty

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

As a resident of North Dakota, I have to point out that the Rugby one you point out is actually in Rugby, ND, and is the geographic center of North America (not just the US).

 

Yep you are right sorry for the typo.