Geographic Center of Texas, near Brady, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
N 31° 23.492 W 099° 10.238
14R E 483777 N 3473007
As the actual geographic center of Texas is on private property, the Highway Department placed a marker about 5 miles away, next to Highway 377, and created a roadside park with a lookout tower.
Waymark Code: WM75J0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member PG GoldWing
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Five miles northwest is the geographic center of Texas, an imaginary point whose coordinates divide the state into four equal areas. In straight-line distance it is 437 miles from the state's most westerly point on the Rio Grande River above El Paso, 412 miles from the most northerly point in the northwest corner of the Panhandle near Texline, 401 miles from the most southerly point on the Rio Grande below Brownsville and 341 miles from the most easterly point on the Sabine River near Burkeville. Maximum border-to-border distance is 801 miles from north to south and 773 miles from east to west.
Marker details: WM5MFR
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