#geographicmarkers — Public Fediverse posts
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Kiischpelt’s Solar Circle in Kiischpelt, Luxembourg
This modest monument marks the only point of intersection between longitude and latitude in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.#geographicmarkers #plaques #sundials #section-Atlas
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Airmail Arrow #32 LA-SL in Mesquite, Nevada
A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.#aircraft #navigation #mail #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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‘Bonhomme de Fer’ (‘The Iron Man’) in Écaussinnes, Belgium#monuments #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
‘Bonhomme de Fer’ (‘The Iron Man’) -
Exact Center of California in North Fork, California#hiking #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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Tri-States Monument in Port Jervis, New York
A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.#geographicoddities #geography #geographicmarkers #borders #monuments #section-Atlas
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49th Parallel North Monument in Prešov, Slovakia
A quirky monument to the 49th parallel in downtown Prešov, Slovakia#monuments #geography #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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Walgun / Cape Byron in Byron Bay, Australia
The most easterly point on mainland Australia#beaches #geographicmarkers #geography #section-Atlas
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Middelpunt van Leuven in Leuven, Belgium
This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.#cities #monuments #geography #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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Pointe de Almadies in Dakar, Senegal
This beach in Senegal marks the westernmost point on the African continent.#signs #geography #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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The Most Southwestern Point of Africa in Cape Town, South Africa
The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.#signs #geography #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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Geodetic Survey Stones in Raleigh, North Carolina
A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.#history&culture #geographicmarkers #stone #section-Atlas
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Old Tri-State Monument in Markleysburg, Pennsylvania
An original Mason Dixon line Cairn placed in the 1760s during a famous territorial dispute that was put in the wrong location because of the gravitational pull of the Allegheny Mountains.#borders #cartography #geographicoddities #geographicmarkers #monuments #section-Atlas
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Ras Angela in Ras Angela, Tunisia
The northernmost point of continental Africa—or is it?#monuments #maps #geographicoddities #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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Steinstücken Exclave in Berlin, Germany
A helicopter memorial commemorating what was once the only way to access this West Berlin exclave.#memorials #geographicmarkers #geographicoddities #borders #worldwarii #coldwar #section-Atlas
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Moapa Airmail Arrow in Moapa Valley, Nevada
A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.#geographicmarkers #mail #navigation #aircraft #section-Atlas
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Idaho Initial Point in Kuna, Idaho
A volcanic core jutting above the plain between the Snake and Boise Rivers, a marker identifies the reference point for all U.S. Government Surveys in Idaho.#surveyors #cartography #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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'3M' Mile Marker on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, New York
The last remaining 19th-century mile marker along the historic Ocean Parkway.#geographicmarkers #transportation #travel #history&culture #roads #section-Atlas
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Von Schmidt Monument in Verdi, Nevada
An iron monument on the 120th meridian as surveyed, one of only four marking the boundary between Nevada and California north of Lake Tahoe.#cartography #monuments #borders #geography #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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Repère Pierre du Niton in Geneva, Switzerland
This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.#cartography #rocks #marvelousmapsandmeasures #elevation #navigation #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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Inishtrahull in County Donegal, Ireland
Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.#abandoned #geographicmarkers #lighthouses #islands #section-Atlas
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Mannheim Quadratestadt in Mannheim, Germany
In this German city center, the streets have no names.#maps #cities #streetnames #urbanplanning #geographicoddities #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
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Beginning (and End) of Historic Route 66 in Chicago, Illinois
A journey begins with a single step, for many, the road-trip of a lifetime, started here.#signs #geographicmarkers #highways #roads #route66 #section-Atlas
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Dreiländereck in Basel, Switzerland
A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.
Dreiländereck -
The Last Versailles Border Stone in Wierzbno, Poland
The last original stone marking the interwar border between Germany and Poland sits in this unassuming village park.
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Zero Stone of Pune in Pune, India
One in a series of historical markers from the massive 19th-century undertaking to map all of India.
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Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania Tri-State Point in Landenberg, Pennsylvania
The meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania
Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania Tri-State Point