Geographic Markers

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.

A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.

The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Finding the exact middle of a giant land mass is hard to determine, but this spot managed to do the trick.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

An obelisk marks the exact center of the continent, as per the calculations of the legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon.