Not Really the Center, But Close Enough
Center of the Nation Monument的点评
点评:We have been to the center of the lower 48 states near Lebanon KS. Since we were so close, we needed to see the center of the US including Alaska and Hawaii in Belle Fourche SD. We did. While the actual center of the nation is located on private property, the Geographic Center of the Nation Monument is located in Belle Fourche in western South Dakota. The National Geodetic Survey designated Belle Fourche as the town closest to the actual site and the monument was placed there. The 21-foot diameter monument is located next to the Center of the Nation Visitor Center and the Tri-State Museum and is accessible year-round. The monument is set in a pleasant park with a winding sidewalk through it. Along the walk are flags of all 50 states in the order in which they were admitted to the US. It’s pretty impressive. Glad we stopped.
翻译:我们去过堪萨斯州黎巴嫩附近的美国本土 48 个州的中心。因为距离很近,我们需要看看位于南达科他州贝尔富什的美国中心,包括阿拉斯加和夏威夷。我们做到了。虽然美国的实际中心位于私人财产上,但国家地理中心纪念碑位于南达科他州西部的贝尔富什。国家大地测量局指定贝尔富什为距离实际地点最近的城镇,并将纪念碑设立在那里。这座直径 21 英尺的纪念碑位于国家中心游客中心和三州博物馆旁边,全年开放。纪念碑坐落在一个宜人的公园里,有一条蜿蜒的人行道穿过公园。沿途悬挂着按加入美国的顺序排列的所有 50 个州的国旗。非常令人印象深刻。很高兴我们停了下来。