Tourism - Geographic Center of North America - Rugby, North Dakota
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BruceS
N 48° 21.265 W 099° 59.884
14U E 426060 N 5356174
Cairn marking the Geographic Center of North America in Rugby, North Dakota.
Waymark Code: WM2NE7
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2007
Views: 96
The Geographic Center of North America is marked with a stone cairn withe the flags of United States, Canada and Mexico arranged by it. The site is a popular place for tourist to get their photos taken.
The geographic center was determined in January, 1931 by the U.S. Geological Survey. The Survey stated, "The geographic center on an area may be defined as that point on which the surface of the area would balance if it were a plane of uniform thickness, or in other words the center of gravity of the surface." It went on further to state that because of large irregular shape of the continent it is not possible to get location exact and it should be viewed as only approximate. The cairn was built in 1932 and was originally located across the highway from its current location. In 1971 it was moved to its current location when the highway was expanded to four lanes and the original location was in the path of the frontage road.
Come to central North Dakota and be in the center of it all.
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
Open 24 hours every day.
Admission Prices:
Free
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Less than 15 minutes
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle Only
The attraction’s own URL: Not listed
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