Geographic Markers

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.

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

The northernmost point of continental Africa—or is it?

A helicopter memorial commemorating what was once the only way to access this West Berlin exclave.

Where Saint-Martin ends and Sint Maarten begins (or vice versa).

A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.