Geographic Markers

This modest monument marks the only point of intersection between longitude and latitude in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.

This human-shaped statue is actually a geodesic station.

The geographic center point of the Golden State.

You can stand in three U.S. states at once.

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.

A quirky monument to the 49th parallel in downtown Prešov, Slovakia.

The most easterly point on mainland Australia offers dramatic ocean views.

This metal monument marking the middle of Belgium represents three regions coming together to form one country.

This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.

The geographic midpoint of the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.

Hidden from the ground but visible from above, this arrow target in the New Forest is part of Hampshire's rich World War II history.

This beach in Senegal marks the westernmost point on the African continent.

Remote and wild, Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.

This small bronze pyramid marks the center of Belgrade, but some say it is a Masonic symbol.

This original Mason-Dixon line cairn placed in the 1760s was put in the wrong location because of the gravitational pull of the Allegheny Mountains.