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Lebanon is named after Lebanon, Kentucky. [4] In 1918, a scientific survey established the geographic center of the 48 contiguous US states about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) northwest of Lebanon, and a monument was subsequently erected at the site. [5] The geographic center of all 50 of the US states is located near Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
The geographic center of the 48 contiguous or conterminous United States, determined in a 1918 survey, is located at , about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) northwest of the center of Lebanon, Kansas, approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of the Kansas–Nebraska border
The exact geographic center of the U.S. Virgin Islands is unknown — the default center starting point for the U.S. Virgin Islands on Google Maps is located in the Caribbean Sea, [15] 18.21 miles (29.30 km) south-southeast of Saint Thomas and 18.31 miles (29.47 km) north of Saint Croix — note that this point is the approximate center of the ...
Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat is Smith Center. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,570. [1] The county is named in memory of J. Nelson Smith, a major in the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed at the Battle of Westport on October 21, 1864.
The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is in Smith County near Lebanon. Until 1989, the Meades Ranch Triangulation Station in Osborne County was the geodetic center of North America: the central reference point for all maps of North America. The geographic center of Kansas is in Barton County.
Prior to 1926, the portion of future US-36 between Norton and the Missouri state line was known as the Rock Island Highway. [2] The US-36 designation first appeared on Kansas maps in 1932. [ 3 ] Since then, the highway has been straightened and parts of it upgraded to freeway or super two status.
Laclede County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,039. [1] Its county seat is Lebanon. [2] The county was organized February 24, 1849, and was named after Pierre Laclède, founder of St. Louis. [3] Laclede County comprises the Lebanon, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Lebanon is a city in and the county seat of Laclede County in Missouri. [4] The population was estimated at 15,013 at the time of the 2020 census. [ 5 ] It is the county seat of Laclede County. [ 4 ]