Geographic Centers of the Fifty States
Here's a listing of the absolute (coordinate) and relative location of the geographic centers of the fifty states and Washington, D.C. The geographic center is the point where you could "balance" the state if it were completely flat. (One mile equals 1.6 kilometers.)
| Alabama | 86°38'W 32°50.5'N | 12 mi. SW of Clanton |
| Alaska | 152°28.2'W 64°43.9'N | 60 mi. NW of Mt. McKinley |
| Arizona | 111°47.6'W 34°18.5'N | 55 mi. ESE of Prescott |
| Arkansas | 92°18.1'W 34°48.9'N | 12 mi. NW of Little Rock |
| California | 120°4.9'W 36°57.9'N | 38 mi. E of Madera |
| Colorado | 105°38.5'W 38°59.9'N | 30 mi. NW of Pikes Peak |
| Connecticut | 72°42.4'W 41°35.7'N | at East Berlin |
| Delaware | 75°30.7'W 38°58.8'N | 11 mi. S of Dover |
| District of Columbia | 76°51'W 39°10'N | Near 4th & L Sts. N.W. |
| Florida | 81°37.9'W 28°8'N | 12 mi. NNW of Brooksville |
| Georgia | 83°29.7'W 32°42.8'N | 18 mi. SE of Macon |
| Hawaii | 157°16.6'W 20°57.1'N | near Maui Island |
| Idaho | 114°57.4'W 44°15.4'N | at Custer, SW of Challis |
| Illinois | 89°18.4'W 40°0.8'N | 28 mi. NE of Springfield |
| Indiana | 86°16'W 39°53.7'N | 14 mi. NNW of Indianapolis |
| Iowa | 93°23.1'W 41°57.7N | 5 mi. NE of Ames |
| Kansas | 98°41.9'W 38°29.9'N | 15 mi. NE of Great Bend |
| Kentucky | 85°30.4'W 37°21.5'N | 3 mi. NNW of Lebanon |
| Louisiana | 92°32.2'W 30°58.1'N | 3 mi. SE of Marksville |
| Maine | 69°14'W 45°15.2'N | 18 mi. N of Dover |
| Maryland | 77°22.3'W 39°26.5'N | 4½ mi. NW of Davidsonville |
| Massachusetts | 72°1.9'W 42°20.4'N | in northern Worcester |
| Michigan | 84°56.3'W 45°3.7'N | 5 mi. NNW of Cadillac |
| Minnesota | 95°19.6'W 46°1.5'N | 10 mi. southwest of Brainerd |
| Mississippi | 89°43'W 32°48.9'N | 9 mi. WNW of Carthage |
| Missouri | 92°37.9'W 38°29.7'N | 20 mi. SW of Jefferson City |
| Montana | 109°38.3'W 47°1.9'N | 11 mi. W of Lewiston |
| Nebraska | 99°51.7'W 41°31.5'N | 10 mi. NW of Broken Bow |
| Nevada | 116°55.9'W 39°30.3'N | 26 mi. SE of Austin |
| New Hampshire | 71°34.3'W 43°38.5' | 3 mi. E of Ashland |
| New Jersey | 74°33.5'W 40°4.2'N | 5 mi. SE of Trenton |
| New Mexico | 106°6.7'W 34°30.1'N | 12 mi. SSW of Willard |
| New York | 76°1'W 42°57.9'N | 12 mi. S of Oneida and 26 mi. SW of Utica |
| North Carolina | 79°27.3'W 35°36.2'N | 10 mi. NW of Sanford |
| North Dakota | 100°34.1'W 47°24.7'N | 5 mi. SW of McClusky |
| Ohio | 82°44.5'W 40°21.7'N | 25 mi. NNE of Columbus |
| Oklahoma | 97°39.6'W 35°32.2'N | 8 mi. N of Oklahoma City |
| Oregon | 120°58.7'W 43°52.1'N | 25 mi. SSE of Prineville |
| Pennsylvania | 77°44.8'W 40°53.8'N | 2½ mi. SW of Bellefonte |
| Rhode Island | 71°34.6'W 41°40.3'N | 1 mi. SSW of Crompton |
| South Carolina | 80°52.4'W 33°49.8'N | 13 mi. SE of Columbia |
| South Dakota | 100°28.7'W 44°24.1'N | 8 mi. NE of Pierre |
| Tennessee | 86°37.3'W 35°47.7'N | 5 mi. NE of Murfreesboro |
| Texas | 99°27.5'W 31°14.6'N | 15 mi. NE of Brady |
| Utah | 111°41.1'W 39°23.2'N | 3 mi. N of Manti |
| Vermont | 72°40.3'W 43°55.6'N | 3 mi. E of Roxbury |
| Virginia | 78°33.8'W 37°29.3'N | 5 mi. SW of Buckingham |
| Washington | 120°16.1'W 47°20'N | 10 mi. WSW of Wenatchee |
| West Virginia | 80°42.2'W 38°35.9'N | 4 mi. E of Sutton |
| Wisconsin | 89°45.8'W 44°26'N | 9 mi. SE of Marshfield |
| Wyoming | 107°40.3'W 42°58.3'N | 58 mi. ENE of Lander |
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