Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Where Are the Geographic Centers of Each US State

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. To be helpful, both the absolute and relative location are given below. Oh, and if you want the information in kilometers rather than miles, multiply by 1.6. The Geographic Centers of Each State in the US​ Alabama -  86 °38W 32 °50.5N - 12 mi. SW of Clanton Alaska -  152 °28.2W 64 °43.9N -  60 mi. NW of Mt. McKinley Arizona -  111 °47.6W 34 °18.5N -  55 mi. ESE of Prescott Arkansas -  92 °18.1W 34 °48.9N -  12 mi. NW of Little Rock California -  120 °4.9W 36 °57.9N -  38 mi. E of Madera Colorado -  105 °38.5W 38 °59.9N -  30 mi. NW of Pikes Peak Connecticut -  72 °42.4W 41 °35.7N -  at East Berlin Delaware -  75 °30.7W 38 °58.8N -  11 mi. S of Dover Florida -  81 °37.9W 28 °8N -  12 mi. NNW of Brooksville Georgia -  83 °29.7W 32 °42.8N - 18 mi. SE of Macon Hawaii -  157 °16.6W 20 °57.1N - near Maui Island Idaho -  114 °57.4W 44 °15.4N -  at Custer, SW of Challis Illinois -  89 °18.4W 40 °0.8N -  28 mi. NE of Springfield Indiana -  86 °16W 39 °53.7N -  14 mi. NNW of Indianapolis Iowa -  93 °23.1W 41 °57.7N -  5 mi. NE of Ames Kansas -  98 °41.9W 38 °29.9N -  15 mi. NE of Great Bend Kentucky -  85 °30.4W 37 °21.5N -  3 mi. NNW of Lebanon Louisiana -  92 °32.2W 30 °58.1N -  3 mi. SE of Marksville Maine -  69 °14W 45 °15.2N -  18 mi. N of Dover Maryland -  77 °22.3W 39 °26.5N -  4 ½ mi. NW of Davidsonville Massachusetts -  72 °1.9W 42 °20.4N - in northern Worcester Michigan -  84 °56.3W 45 °3.7N -  5 mi. NNW of Cadillac Minnesota -  95 °19.6W 46 °1.5N -  10 mi. southwest of Brainerd Mississippi -  89 °43W 32 °48.9N -  9 mi. WNW of Carthage Missouri -  92 °37.9W 38 °29.7N -  20 mi. SW of Jefferson City Montana -  109 °38.3W 47 °1.9N -  11 mi. W of Lewiston Nebraska -  99 °51.7W 41 °31.5N -  10 mi. NW of Broken Bow Nevada -  116 °55.9W 39 °30.3N -  26 mi. SE of Austin New Hampshire -  71 °34.3W 43 °38.5 -  3 mi. E of Ashland New Jersey -  74 °33.5W 40 °4.2N -  5 mi. SE of Trenton New Mexico -  106 °6.7W 34 °30.1N -  12 mi. SSW of Willard New York -  76 °1W 42 °57.9N -  12 mi. S of Oneida and 26 mi. SW of Utica North Carolina -  79 °27.3W 35 °36.2N -  10 mi. NW of Sanford North Dakota -  100 °34.1W 47 °24.7N -  5 mi. SW of McClusky Ohio -  82 °44.5W 40 °21.7N -  25 mi. NNE of Columbus Oklahoma -  97 °39.6W 35 °32.2N - 8 mi. N of Oklahoma City Oregon -  120 °58.7W 43 °52.1N -  25 mi. SSE of Prineville Pennsylvania -  77 °44.8W 40 °53.8N -  2 ½ mi. SW of Bellefonte Rhode Island -  71 °34.6W 41 °40.3N -  1 mi. SSW of Crompton South Carolina -  80 °52.4W 33 °49.8N -  13 mi. SE of Columbia South Dakota -  100 °28.7W 44 °24.1N -  8 mi. NE of Pierre Tennessee -  86 °37.3W 35 °47.7N -  5 mi. NE of Murfreesboro Texas -  99 °27.5W 31 °14.6N -  15 mi. NE of Brady Utah -  111 °41.1W 39 °23.2N -  3 mi. N of Manti Vermont -  72 °40.3W 43 °55.6N -  3 mi. E of Roxbury Virginia -  78 °33.8W 37 °29.3N -  5 mi. SW of Buckingham Washington -  120 °16.1W 47 °20N -  10 mi. WSW of Wenatchee Washington, D.C. -  76 °51W 39 °10N -  Near 4th L Sts. N.W. West Virginia -  80 °42.2W 38 °35.9N -  4 mi. E of Sutton Wisconsin -  89 °45.8W 44 °26N -  9 mi. SE of Marshfield Wyoming -  107 °40.3W 42 °58.3N -  58 mi. ENE of Lander

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