Near North Fork, California - Geographical Center of California
- Address:
- Italian Bar Road, Near North Fork, CA
- Directions:
- On Italian Bar Road, approximately 2.5 miles south of Road 225 in Madera County. The nearest town is North Fork. It's on the north side of the road, about 2/3rds of a mile northwest of a sharp switchback over the crest of the ridge towards Manzanita Lake.
- Admission:
- Free.
- Hours:
- Always visible.
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Near North Fork, California - Geographical Center of California There are a number of "centers" of California, but this is the only one verified by science. In 1996 a group of surveyors finally marked the Geographical Center of the state. The spot is commemorated with a survey marker, a plaque (dedicated two years later), and a pylon reading "CAL CENTER." This momentous location is on a narrow country road between North Fork and Lake Redinger, in a pretty piece of the Sierra Foothills. [Libby, 08/15/2009]
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