Talk:Geographic centers of the United States

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[edit] Washington's geographic center

There is no way Washington's geographic center could be located 10 miles WSW of Wenatchee. That is way up north, and if you were to compare west to east distances starting with Washington's westernmost point of longitude to 10 miles WSW of Wenatchee, then that same distance east, you'd still be going miles east of Washington's easternmost point of longitude. If you go to Mapquest, type in Washington in state, and this will automatically center to the geographic center of the state (about 10-15 miles NNW of Ellensburg). 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hawaii

I don't know how these locations were determined, but it seems very logical to me that the geographic center of Hawaii should be somewhere on land in Hawaii County, since it alone comprises more than five-eighths (5/8) of the entire state's land. Backspace (talk) 02:46, 26 January 2008 (UTC)