Geographic Centers

[kayakbird]

“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

[+Max and 99]

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.

[CallawayMT]

Jerry Penry has been working on this subject:

 

http://www.penryfamily.com/geographicalcenters/main.html

 

[foxtrot_xray]

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.