N 41 58', W 103 46' - Belle Fourche, SD
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 44° 40.450 W 103° 51.181
13T E 590910 N 4947395
Bell Fourche pronounced Bell - Phou-shus.
Waymark Code: WM100DY
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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County of marker: Butte County
Location of marker: 415 5th Ave, Center of the Nation Monument site, Spaulding Cabin, Belle Fourche
Marker erected by: South Dakota State Historical Society & South Dakota Department of Transportation

Marker Text:

WELCOME TO BELLE FOURCHE
THE GEO CENTER OF THE U.S.
In 1959 following the admission of Alaska and Hawaii to the Union, the US Coast and Geodetic survey officially designated a point 20 miles north of Belle Forche, SD as the Geographic Center of the Nation.

Entry of Alaska and Hawaii as states moved the site from its old position in Smith Center Kansas to Butte County SD.

The US Coast and Geodetic survey announced that the location of the new center is at Latitude 44 degrees, 58 minutes North, and Longitude 103 degrees, 46 minutes West.

Type of structure: Sign

Difference between the post coordinates and your GPSr reading:
17.550' S
5.181' W

Reason for the coordinates: GEO Center of the United States
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