At the Geographic Center of North America - Rugby, ND
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Bon Echo
N 48° 21.258 W 099° 59.905
14U E 426034 N 5356162
A distance and direction sign at the Geographic Center of North America
Waymark Code: WMXRMY
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2018
Views: 5
Located just slightly west of the "Geographic Center of North America" - or at least a bit west of the monument erect in Rugby ND with the claim of being the geographical center.
The 4 faces of the sign read:
ARCTIC CIRCLE, CANADA 1450 MILES (points NORTH)
LUBEC, ME 1500 MILES (points EAST)
ACAPULCO, MEXICO 2090 MILES (points SOUTH)
NEAH BAY, WA 1100 MILES (points WEST)
The irony of this sign is that is appears to provide strong evidence that this is not the geographical center of North America, given the large difference in distance to the East and West locations (400 miles), and an even bigger difference in the distance to the North and South locations (640 miles). On the other hand, there's still a lot of North America north of the Arctic Circle.
The weathervane on the top of the post is a nice addition.
Historic significance:
Unknown
Location nearest to where you live now:
Lubec Maine
Date placed: Not listed
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