A car company sent Bruce Springsteen to the geographical center of the United States to make a point. Doing the same thing in this state would be ... tricky.
Your article on finding North Carolina's center is truly engaging. I appreciated your comparison of different methodologies. I'm curious, though, about any historical or cultural significance associated with the state's geographic center. Can you share any insights into its broader importance to North Carolinians?
It's not SUPER important, I suppose. If anything, it shows you how wide the state is that its central point is so far inland (anecdotally, a lot of people think the state ends at Asheville, and people who live west of that are grumpy about it). The moving population center is more interesting to me, since you can see it veering toward Charlotte's gravitational pull over time.
Funny and interesting article. Sounds like you had fun researching it.
Your article on finding North Carolina's center is truly engaging. I appreciated your comparison of different methodologies. I'm curious, though, about any historical or cultural significance associated with the state's geographic center. Can you share any insights into its broader importance to North Carolinians?
It's not SUPER important, I suppose. If anything, it shows you how wide the state is that its central point is so far inland (anecdotally, a lot of people think the state ends at Asheville, and people who live west of that are grumpy about it). The moving population center is more interesting to me, since you can see it veering toward Charlotte's gravitational pull over time.