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The geographic center of the United States is a point approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota at 44°58′2.07622″N 103°46′17.60283″W. It has been regarded as such by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and the U.S. National Geodetic Survey (NGS) since the additions of Alaska and Hawaii to the United States in 1959.
This is a list of geographic centers of each U.S. state and inhabited territory. The geographic center of the United States is northeast of Belle Fourche in Butte County, South Dakota (44°58′N 103°46′W), [1] while that of the contiguous 48 states is near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas (39°50′N 98°35′W). [1] .
The Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States is located about two miles northwest of Lebanon, Kansas. A small stone pyramid marks the point measured by a survey performed in...
Photos and visitors information for the Geographic Center of the United States and the Center Chapel near Lebanon, Kansas. This is the center of the contiguous 48 states.
The geographical center of the US lies in South Dakota in the town of Belle Fourche. About 20 miles to the north of Belle Fourche at latitude 44 58 02.07622N and longitude 103 46.60283W lies the exact geographical center location of the 50 states of the US.
Map showing the locations of the U.S. geographic center of area, mean center of population, and median center of population, 2010 (U.S. Census Bureau).
Have you ever wondered where the geographic center of a state is located? (The geographic center would be where you could "balance" the state if it were completely flat.) To satisfy your curiosity, here is a list of the geographic centers of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states. Been Here? Want to Visit?
The geographic center of an area may be defined as the center of gravity of the surface, or that point on which the surface of an area would balance if it were a plane of uniform thickness. Curvature of the Earth, large bodies of water, irregular surfaces, and other factors affect the determination of center of gravity.
The geographic — or geographical — center of the 48 contiguous United States is located at the western end of Kansas State Highway 191 at the intersection of AA Road and 130 Road near the small city of Lebanon.