kayakbird 5 Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) “It’s like throwing darts,” says Doyle, who retired from the National Geodetic Survey in 2012 after 40 years. “If you hit the bull’s-eye, it doesn’t matter if you hit the center or just inside the black circle. Any one point is just as valid as any other.” Yep, our Dave Doyle - and I think there may be a previous thread here somewhere. Good read link below. MEL https://www.afar.com/magazine/rugby-north-dakota-geographical-center-north-america?utm_source=pocket-newtab Edited June 18, 2020 by kayakbird correct typo Quote Share this post Link to post
+Max and 99 2151 Posted June 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, kayakbird said: “It’s like throwing darts,” says Doyle, who retired from the National Geodetic Survey in 2012 after 40 years. “If you hit the bull’s-eye, it doesn’t matter if you hit the center or just inside the black circle. Any one point is just as valid as any other.” Yep, our Dave Doyle - and I think there may be a previous thread here somewhere. Good read link below. MEL https://www.afar.com/magazine/rugby-north-dakota-geographical-center-north-america?utm_source=pocket-newtab I've only skimmed the article so far, but it's really interesting. Quote Share this post Link to post
CallawayMT 0 Posted June 19, 2020 Jerry Penry has been working on this subject: http://www.penryfamily.com/geographicalcenters/main.html Quote Share this post Link to post
foxtrot_xray 4 Posted June 27, 2020 Interensting. Just spoke (emailed) Dave over the last month, having looked to see if I could hire him for some surveying work. Good to see he's still more-than-retired busy. Quote Share this post Link to post