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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.
Geographic center of the entire United States. The geographic center of the United States taking Alaska and Hawaii into the equation is located near a town called Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Although the NGS no longer maintains a stance on where the geographic center of the US is, this is widely considered the more accurate measurement.
The US Coast and Geodetic survey designated the center of the nation in South Dakota in 1959 resulting from the inclusion of Alaska and Hawaii as states of the US. Before the move in 1959, Lebanon, Kansas was the geographic center of the nation.
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.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota holds the distinction of being “The Center of the Nation.” But why is the center here? Because when Hawaii was admitted to the Union in 1959, its landmass – added to the landmass of the continental U.S. – shifted the geographic center of the 50 states to latitude 44 degrees, 58’N, longitude 103 degrees 46 ...
Three different places have laid claim to the title since 1901. Finding the center of the United States is an odd and old pursuit — one that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization has...
The geographic center of the United States is a point approximately 20 miles (32km) north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota at 44°58′2.07622″N103°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.
A town called Belle Fourche, in South Dakota, was crowned, somewhat shruggingly, by the NOAA as the center of the United States of America, in 1959. In 2007 a huge, 21-foot marble...
Looking for the geographic center of the United States? Don't be fooled by the monument in Belle Fourche! Here's how you can find the REAL center - 20 miles north of town!
The Tri-State Museum and Visitors Center is home to the Geographic Center of the United States Monument, a gorgeous rose quartz compass surrounded by the flags all 50 states. Once you feel centered, head up through the sprawling lawns to explore everything else this complex has to offer.