On Monday, February 11, 2002, at 01:23 PM, Greenhagen, Susanne wrote:
> Pratts Hollow, here in Madison County, has always
> taken great pride in being the geographical center
> of N.Y.S. I am looking for the *exact* location.
> One old-timer told me he thought there was a marker
> or post denoting the spot, but nobody can seem
> to remember where it is. Anyone have any ideas?
> Sue Greenhagen, Technical Services Librarian
> Webmaster, "N.Y.S. & the Civil War"
> SUNY Morrisville College Library
> Morrisville, NY 13408
> (315) 684-6055 [log in to unmask]
How does one measure the geographic center, I wonder? Search the web
for "geographic center of new york state" or "geographical center of new
york state" and you'll get a number of hits, of which just a few follow
here:
"The geographic center of New York State is located in Madison County,
approximately 12 miles south of Oneida and 26 miles southwest of Utica."
http://www.iloveny.com/info_center/state_facts_geo.asp
"Pratt's Hollow, one of our smaller hamlets, is considered to be the
geographic center of New York State." http://www.madisoncountyny.com/gov/
"Pratt's Hollow, in the Town of Eaton, is considered to be the
geographic center of New York State."
http://www.madisoncounty.org/mcbrief.html
Other places in New York that appear to claim to be the geographic(al)
center are: Cortland, Leonardsville, Oneida Castle, Rome, Syracuse,
Utica. E.g., "Step in to one of Dawn's two large parlors [in Governor's
House Bed and Breakfast Inn in Oneida Castle, New York] and you will be
standing at the geographic center of New York State. An inlaid star
marks the spot!"
http://www.northeastjournal.com/LeadingStories/April2001/AcastleofherownApril2001.
htm
There's an interesting article here about determining geographic centers
(you'll have to scroll down): http://www-
personal.umich.edu/~sarhaus/image/solstice/sols194.html
Claims to the center of the US:
"Rugby, ND, which is the geographical center of the North American
continent. There is a monument that describes the location."
http://wills-domain.com/4corner_day3.html
Belleville,
Lebanon KS
"geographic center of United States (incl. Alaska and Hawaii), west of
Castle Rock, S.D., 44°58' lat., 103°46' W long."
"Smith Center [KS] is just a few miles from the geographic center of
United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, according to Rand McNally"
marker (where?) indicating the geographical center of the US
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/corps/corp1292.htm
another monument (somewhere else) indicating the geographical center of
the US http://www.snobhill.net/postcard/us/ks/ks102.htm
CKP
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