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Poniatowski, Wisconsin: Exact Center of the Northern Half of the Western Hemisphere

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Address:
5651 Meridian Rd, Poniatowski, WI
Directions:
WI-29 exit 145, Drive north on WI-97 for four miles. Turn right onto Hwy M. Drive three miles. Turn left onto Hwy U. Drive one mile. Turn left onto Meridian Rd. Drive a third of a mile to the Center pull-off, on the right.
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Exact Center of the Northern Half of the Western Hemisphere

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Midway marker.

Exact Center of the Northern Half of the Western Hemishpere

The walkway to the Center is gravel with a few park benches to rest along the way. The distance was not bad to walk.

[Susan, 08/20/2020]

Two thumbs up for this Center, which has been upgraded in recent years from a simple sign to a cross-hairs pinpoint platter on the ground, built for sprawl-worthy hemisphere-cleaving photos.

Exact Center of the Northern Half of the Western Hemisphere

Supposedly, you can drive to Wausau visitor center and get a coin commemorating your visit to the attraction if you sign the guest book.

[Susan, 08/20/2020]

The new, dull, printed geographic marker sign.

Exact Center of the Northern Half of the Western Hemisphere

Looks like a new sign at the Exact Center of the Northern Half of the Western Hemisphere.

[Roadtrip18, 09/10/2019]

Not an improvement.

360 degree view.

Exact Center of the Northern Half of the Western Hemisphere

Just wanted to let you know that they updated the 45x90 Geographical Marker this past summer. There is now a trail leading from the parking lot into the center of the field where the new marker is located. They had a professional surveyor come and mark the location. I stopped and took several 360 degree photos.

[Todd Wilkinson, 12/15/2017]

So... everyone who visited this Center before Summer 2017 has to go back because they were standing on the wrong spot.


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