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
Kiischpelt’s Solar Circle

Kiischpelt’s Solar Circle

This modest monument marks the only point of intersection between longitude and latitude in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

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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
Airmail Arrow #32 LA-SL

Airmail Arrow #32 LA-SL

A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.

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‘Bonhomme de Fer’ (‘The Iron Man’) in Écaussinnes, Belgium#monuments #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
‘Bonhomme de Fer’ (‘The Iron Man’)
‘Bonhomme de Fer’ (‘The Iron Man’)

This human-shaped statue is actually a geodesic station.

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Exact Center of California in North Fork, California#hiking #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
Exact Center of California
Exact Center of California

The geographic center point of the Golden State.

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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
Tri-States Monument

Tri-States Monument

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.

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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
49th Parallel North Monument

49th Parallel North Monument

A quirky monument to the 49th parallel in downtown Prešov, Slovakia.

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Walgun / Cape Byron in Byron Bay, Australia

The most easterly point on mainland Australia#beaches #geographicmarkers #geography #section-Atlas
Walgun / Cape Byron

Walgun / Cape Byron

The most easterly point on mainland Australia

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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
Middelpunt van Leuven

Middelpunt van Leuven

This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.

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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
Pointe de Almadies

Pointe de Almadies

This beach in Senegal marks the westernmost point on the African continent.

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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
The Most Southwestern Point of Africa

The Most Southwestern Point of 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.

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