Meades Ranch Triangulation Station, Survey marker in Osborne County, Kansas, United States.
The station features a bronze disk engraved with 'Meades Ranch 1891' embedded in a dome-shaped concrete marker rising four inches above ground level.
Established in 1891 as part of the network along the 39th Parallel, this triangulation station became the reference point for all North American land measurements by 1913.
The station earned recognition on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as the Geodetic Center of the United States.
A replica of the station marker and an information board are located at a rest area along U.S. Highway 281 at the northern edge of Osborne.
The station's coordinates and azimuth to Waldo station formed the basis for the North American Datum of 1927, used for continental mapping until 1983.
Location: Osborne County
Inception: 1913
Address: County Road 691
GPS coordinates: 39.22417,-98.54194
Latest update: May 10, 2025 22:30
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