{"id":2521,"date":"2021-05-24T19:20:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T19:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roadtrip.dk\/Road\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2021-05-24T19:20:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T19:20:38","slug":"the-geographical-center-of-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roadtrip.dk\/Road\/the-geographical-center-of-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"The Geographical Center of North America"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Geographical Center of North America<\/h1>\n

I 1931 meldte Unites States Geological Survey ud, at Nordamerikas centrum var i North Dakota, knap 10 vest for en fl\u00e6kke ved navnet Balta. 16 miles mod nord\u00f8st l\u00e5 den lidt st\u00f8rre by Rugby i North Dakota. Byen greb muligheden for et landem\u00e6rke, der kunne tiltr\u00e6kke turister til byen. Byen opf\u00f8rte en omtrentlig 5 meter h\u00f8j obelisk i sten, der markerede centrum i Nordamerika. Og byen skiftede logo til et kort over Nordamerika med Rugby som en prik i midten, hjertet af Nordamerika.<\/p>\n

I \u00e5revis tiltrak monumentet turister, der skulle have et billede af dem selv ved Nordamerikas midtpunkt. De fleste uvidende om, at de befandt sig 25 km fra det United States Geological Survey havde udpeget som midtpunktet. Den fine sten obelisk, de amerikanske og canadiske flag der vejede ved siden af denne og muligheden for en souvenier og et billede med hjem, tiltrak mange.<\/p>\n

Det viste sig dog bare 85 \u00e5r senere, at Nordamerikas midtpunkt m\u00e5ske l\u00e5 endnu l\u00e6ngere v\u00e6k fra byen Rugby. I 1931 blev nordamerikas centrum fundet ved at balancere et udklip af hele Nordamerika p\u00e5 en skarp spids. Det bet\u00f8d naturligvis, at der var en vis usikkerhed p\u00e5 vurderingen af placeringen. Nyere beregninger i computermodeller af specialister peger p\u00e5 at Nordamerikas Midtpunkt er i North Dakota, men endnu l\u00e6ngere v\u00e6k fra Rugby. Stenmonumentet st\u00e5r dog i Rugby endnu og turisterne kommer stadig forbi.<\/p>\n

I Rugby, Robinson eller Center?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Byen Robinson i North Dakota mente at have regnet sig frem til at Nordamerikas centrum l\u00e5 f\u00e5 skridt udenfor Hanson\u00b4s Bar i byen. Robinson er en fl\u00e6kke med ca. 40 indbyggere og ejeren af baren Bill Benson er ogs\u00e5 byens borgmester. Det var dog byens egne indbyggere der havde regnet dette ud over nogle \u00f8l en aften ved hj\u00e6lp af kort og linealer.<\/p>\n

Striden kom en professor ved University of Buffalo for \u00f8re. Peter Rogerson havde udviklet en ny matematisk metode til at udregne geografiske midtpunkter. Han kastede sig over at finde Nordamerikas midtpunkt i den nyudviklede matematiske model, hvor man udregner ud fra en r\u00e6kke g\u00e6t, indtil man rammer inde for skiven. Og Peter Rogersons beregninger pegede hverken p\u00e5 Rugby med monumentet eller Robinson med baren, som Nordamerikas rette midtpunkt. Utroligt men sandt l\u00e5 Nordamerikas midtpunkt i byen Center i North Dakota. Ja hvad er chancen for det? 233 km sydvest for Rugby og 145 km vest for Robinson.<\/p>\n

Du kan i dag finde en markering af Nordamerikas centrum i b\u00e5de Rugby (den historiske sten obelisk) og Hanson\u00b4s Bar i Robinson. Vil du bes\u00f8ge det rette sted, s\u00e5 k\u00f8r til Center i North Dakota. Her er en markering, hvor der st\u00e5r at Center er “The Scientific Center of North America”.<\/p>\n

Hvem ved om 10 \u00e5r viser nye beregninger m\u00e5ske, at du skal et helt andet sted hen i North Dakota, for at st\u00e5 ved Nordamerikas centrum.<\/p>\n

Og som bonusinfo fik Center sit navn for at v\u00e6re i midten af Olive County. Perfekt ramt, hvis det er sandt det ogs\u00e5 er midten af Nordamerika.<\/p>\n

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