Geodetic Center of North America
Geodetic Center of North America is a historic site in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 482 m. Round Mound stands 624 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardman Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Post Rock Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- 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.
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Post Rock Scenic Byway
23 named places within 25 miles
- North Hill: 1.7 mi
- South Hill: 4.6 mi
- Medicine Peak: 7.6 mi
- Sunny Slope Mound: 12.4 mi
- Sand Mound: 14.5 mi
- Hardman Park: 0.3 mi
- Downs Park: 8.7 mi
- Downs City Park: 9.0 mi
- Lyman T. Earl City Park: 13.6 mi
- Glen Elder State Park: 19.0 mi
- Walronds Stockade: 6.5 mi
- Sod and Stubble: 9.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 13.0 mi
- Meades Ranch Triangulation Station: 17.5 mi
- Waconda Springs Replica: 19.2 mi
- World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine: 14.4 mi
- Bison Statue: 20.2 mi
- Laton: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Geodetic Center of North America. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mound | SW 226° | 624 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sand Mound | SSW 196° | 621 m | 14.5 mi |
| Williams Butte | SE 137° | 551 m | 18.6 mi |
| Medicine Peak | SE 146° | 536 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:26 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:33 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 62 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 55 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alton 1 W, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13665587537
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