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2. Geographic center of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The geographic center of the United States is a point approximately 20 mi (32 km) north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota at 44°58′2.07622″N 103°46′17.60283″W. It has been regarded as such by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and the U.S. National Geodetic Survey (NGS) since the additions of Alaska and Hawaii to the United ...

3. List of geographic centers of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The geographic center of the United States is northeast of Belle Fourche in Butte County, South Dakota 1] while that of the contiguous 48 states is near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas The geographic center of North America lies near Rugby, North Dakota ( 48°10′N 100°10′W  /  48.167°N 100.167°W  / 48.167; -100.167 ), though ...

4. United States Geological Survey - Wikipedia

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   United States Geological Survey marker on the summit of Maiden Peak (Washington) While much less expensive to compile and produce, the revised digital U.S. topo maps have been criticized for a lack of accuracy and detail in comparison to older generation maps based on aerial photo surveys and field checks. [33]

5. Public Land Survey System - Wikipedia

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   The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling. Also known as the Rectangular Survey System, it was created by the Land Ordinance of 1785 to survey land ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, following the end of the ...

6. Mean center of the United States population - Wikipedia

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   The concept of the center of population as used by the U.S. Census Bureau is that of a balance point. The center of population is the point at which an imaginary, weightless, rigid, and flat (no elevation effects) surface representation of the 50 states (or 48 conterminous states for calculations made prior to 1960) and the District of Columbia ...

7. Survey marker - Wikipedia

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   Closeup of a United States Coast and Geodetic Survey marker. United States Army Corps of Engineers Survey Marker Marker for triangulation station, indicated by triangle in center Reference marker for triangulation station in upper photo A cotton spindle spike in Tel Aviv pavement, used as a marker for public area cadastral surveying.