Geographic centers of the United States

This is a list of geographic centers of each U.S. state. Note that the geographical center of the entire U.S. is northeast of Belle Fourche in Butte County, South Dakota 44°58′N 103°46′W / 44.967°N 103.767°W / 44.967; -103.767, while that of the contiguous 48 is near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas 39°50′N 98°35′W / 39.833°N 98.583°W / 39.833; -98.583. The geographic center of North America lies near Rugby, North Dakota 48°22′2″N 99°59′46″W / 48.36722°N 99.99611°W / 48.36722; -99.99611, though this designation has no official status.

Centers of the states and Washington, DC

Geographic centers of the states of the United States and Washington, DC.
State	in County	Location	Coordinates
Alabama	Chilton County	12 mi (19 km) south-west of Clanton	32°50′5″N 86°38′0″W / 32.83472°N 86.63333°W / 32.83472; -86.63333 (Center of Alabama)
Alaska	Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area (Unorganized Borough)	60 mi (97 km) northwest of Mount McKinley	64°43′54″N 152°28′12″W / 64.73167°N 152.47000°W / 64.73167; -152.47000 (Center of Alaska)
Arizona	Yavapai County	55 mi (89 km) east-southeast of Prescott
Arkansas	Pulaski County	12 mi (19 km) northwest of Little Rock
California	Madera County	38 mi (61 km) east of Madera, near North Fork, northwest of Fresno	37°9′58″N 119°26′58″W / 37.16611°N 119.44944°W / 37.16611; -119.44944 (Center of California)
Colorado	Park County	40 mi (64 km) west of Colorado Springs, southwest of Castle Rock	39°00′00″N 105°32′50″W / 39.00000°N 105.54722°W / 39.00000; -105.54722 (State of Colorado)
Connecticut	Hartford County	in East Berlin
Delaware	Kent County	11 mi (18 km) southwest of Dover	38°58′48″N 75°30′42″W / 38.98000°N 75.51167°W / 38.98000; -75.51167 (approximate center of Delaware)
District of Columbia		Near 4th and L Streets, Northwest	38°54′15″N 77°00′58″W / 38.90417°N 77.01611°W / 38.90417; -77.01611
Florida	Hernando County	12 mi (19 km) north-northwest of Brooksville	28°40′53″N 82°27′36″W / 28.68139°N 82.46000°W / 28.68139; -82.46000 (approximate center of Florida)
Georgia	Twiggs County	18 mi (29 km) southeast of Macon	32°39′43.6″N 83°26′17.9″W / 32.662111°N 83.438306°W / 32.662111; -83.438306 (approximate center of Georgia)
Hawaii	Maui County	off-shore southwest of Molokai and west of Lanai
Idaho	Custer County	on the Yankee Fork River, southwest of Challis
Illinois	Sangamon County	1.5 mi (2.4 km) southeast of Rochester	39°44′21.5″N 89°30′13.1″W / 39.739306°N 89.503639°W / 39.739306; -89.503639 (approximate center of Illinois)
Indiana	Hendricks County	2 mi (3.2 km) west of Avon	39°45′57.7″N 86°26′28.6″W / 39.766028°N 86.441278°W / 39.766028; -86.441278 (approximate center of Indiana)
Iowa	Story County	5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Ames
Kansas	Barton County	15 mi (24 km) northeast of Great Bend
Kentucky	Marion County	3 mi (4.8 km) north-northwest of Lebanon
Louisiana	Avoyelles Parish	3 mi (4.8 km) southeast of Marksville
Maine	Piscataquis County	18 mi (29 km) north of Dover-Foxcroft
Maryland	Prince George's County	4.5 mi (7.2 km) northwest of Davidsonville
Massachusetts	Worcester County	12 mi (19 km) northwest of Worcester, in Rutland	42°22′37.62″N 71°55′30.93″W / 42.3771167°N 71.9252583°W / 42.3771167; -71.9252583 (Center of Massachusetts)
Michigan	Wexford County	5 mi (8.0 km) north-northwest of Cadillac
Minnesota	Crow Wing County	10 mi (16 km) southwest of Brainerd
Mississippi	Leake County	9 mi (14 km) west-northwest of Carthage
Missouri	Miller County	20 mi (32 km) southwest of Jefferson City
Montana	Fergus County	11 mi (18 km) west of Lewistown
Nebraska	Custer County	10 mi (16 km) northwest of Broken Bow
Nevada	Lander County	26 mi (42 km) southeast of Austin
New Hampshire	Belknap County	3 mi (4.8 km) east of Ashland
New Jersey	Ocean County	5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of Trenton	40°08′23.1″N 74°22′34.5″W / 40.139750°N 74.376250°W / 40.139750; -74.376250 (Center of New Jersey)
New Mexico	Torrance County	12 mi (19 km) south-southwest of Willard
New York	Madison County	26 mi (42 km) southwest of Utica, near Syracuse
North Carolina	Chatham County	10 mi (16 km) northwest of Sanford
North Dakota	Sheridan County	5 mi (8.0 km) southwest of McClusky
Ohio	Delaware County	25 mi (40 km) north-northeast of Columbus
Oklahoma	Oklahoma County	8 mi (13 km) north of Oklahoma City
Oregon	Crook County	25 mi (40 km) south-southeast of Prineville
Pennsylvania	Centre County	2.5 mi (4.0 km) southwest of Bellefonte, in State College
Rhode Island	Kent County	1-mile (1.6 km) south-southwest of Crompton	41°40′18″N 71°34′36″W / 41.67167°N 71.57667°W / 41.67167; -71.57667 (Center of Rhode Island)
South Carolina	Richland County	13 mi (21 km) southeast of Columbia
South Dakota	Hughes County	8 mi (13 km) northeast of Pierre
Tennessee	Rutherford County	5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Murfreesboro
Texas	McCulloch County	15 mi (24 km) northeast of Brady	31°23′29.52″N 99°10′14.34″W / 31.3915333°N 99.1706500°W / 31.3915333; -99.1706500 (Center of Texas)
Utah	Sanpete County	3 mi (4.8 km) north of Manti
Vermont	Washington County	3 mi (4.8 km) east of Roxbury
Virginia	Buckingham County	5 mi (8.0 km) southwest of Buckingham
Washington	Chelan County	10 mi (16 km) west-southwest of Wenatchee
West Virginia	Braxton County	4 mi (6.4 km) east of Sutton
Wisconsin	Wood County	9 mi (14 km) southeast of Marshfield	44°26′16.00″N 90°07′48.67″W / 44.4377778°N 90.1301861°W / 44.4377778; -90.1301861 (Center of Wisconsin)
Wyoming	Fremont County	58 mi (93 km) east-northeast of Lander

Google Maps default center

Coffeyville, Kansas, specifically a spot just north of Coffeyville Country Club, is the default center starting point of Google Maps, being the accidental center point of the default starting map being displayed, which shows the 48 contiguous United States.^[1]

Notes

↑ Cadenhead, Rogers (2006-02-22). "All Google's Roads Lead to Kansas". Wired. Retrieved 2009-09-03.

References

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Geographic Center of the United States". ngs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
"States and Capitals". 50states.com. 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
"Geography of the 50 States". Netstate.com. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-22.

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Google Maps default center

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