Geographic center of the contiguous United States

The geographic center of the United States is a point approximately 20 miles north of , at. It has been regarded as such by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and the U.S. National Geodetic Survey since the additions of and to the in 1959.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,890 feet (576 metres)
  • …is also known as “Geographic Center of the Conterminous United States”
  • Description: point considered to be the center of the 48 contiguous American states

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lebanon.
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is a city in , United States. is situated 2 miles southeast of Geographic center of the contiguous United States.

Geographic center of the contiguous United States

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Latitude
39.82832° or 39° 49′ 42″ north
Longitude
-98.57946° or 98° 34′ 46″ west
Open location code
86F3RCHC+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2921418600
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
4272021
Wiki­data ID
Q5535054

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Slovenian—“Geographic center of the contiguous United States” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “геаграфічны цэнтар кантынэнтальных ЗША”
  • Catalan: “centre geogràfic dels Estats Units contigus”
  • Cebuano: “Geographic Center of the Conterminous United States”
  • Chinese: “美國本土地理中心”
  • Chinese: “美國本土地理中心點＼美国本土地理中心点”
  • Dutch: “geografisch middelpunt van de 48 aaneengesloten Verenigde Staten”
  • French: “centre géographique des États-Unis contigus”
  • French: “Centre géographique des États-Unis contigus”
  • Japanese: “センター・ポイント”
  • Korean: “미국 본토의 지리적 중심”
  • Portuguese: “Centro geográfico dos Estados Unidos contíguos”
  • Slovenian: “geografsko središče celinskih Združenih držav Amerike”

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