Geodetic Center of North America
Geodetic Center of North America is a monument in Penn Township, Osborne, Kansas. Geodetic Center of North America is situated nearby to Saint Aloysius Cemetery, as well as near Hardman Park.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Osborne and Bloomington.
Osborne
Town
Photo: Jmorgan1959, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Osborne is a city in and the county seat of Osborne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,335.
Bloomington
Hamlet
Bloomington is an unincorporated community in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. It is located about 4 miles west of Osborne. Bloomington is situated 5 miles west of Geodetic Center of North America.
Geodetic Center of North America
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “On a ranch 18 miles southeast of this marker a bronze plate marks the most important spot on this continent to surveyors and map makers.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Penn Township, Osborne, Kansas, Great Plains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.45243° or 39° 27′ 9″ northLongitude
-98.69354° or 98° 41′ 37″ westOpen location code
86F3F824+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 13665587537OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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