The Little Man In the Map and FrogsJumpUSA
Jan. 23, 2009
Geographic centers of the USA

FrogsJumpUSA #3

There are actually two geographic centers of the US states. The best known (and they have a sign) is when you only include the 48 contiguous states.

But the center changes if you include Alaska and Hawaii.

Where are they?

If we look for the geographic center of just the 48 contiguous states it would be in the backpack of The Little Man In the Map. But he is carrying three books in the backpack. Which of the three books would you stick the pin into to show the geographic center?

If you include the states of Alaska and Hawaii taking into account all 50 US states and stuck a pin right where the new center point would be, who would probably jump and say "ouch"?


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