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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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: point considered to be the center of the 48 contiguous American states
  • Also known as: “Geographic Center of the Conterminous United States”, “geographic center of the contiguous United States”, and “Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lebanon.

Hamlet
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is a city in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 178. is situated 2 miles southeast of Geographic center of the contiguous United States.

Geographic center of the contiguous United States

Latitude
39.82832° or 39° 49′ 42″ north
Longitude
-98.57946° or 98° 34′ 46″ west
Elevation
1,890 feet (576 metres)
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”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Geographic center of the contiguous United States”. Photo: 48states, CC BY-SA 3.0.