The states include Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and South Dakota.
Other states have capitals that are centralized north-and-south, such as New Jersey, or east-and-west such as California, Illinois, and Maryland.
Top Five States - By Distance to Geographic Centre
Top Five States - By Distance/Area Ratio
(state - distance in miles - area in sq. miles)
States that established centralized capitals:
Most state capitals are located near their geographic center due to compromises made by residents when the states were petitioning the federal government for statehood. The compromises were made so that no one city or area would be favoured or given more political power over any other in that particular state.
From center to center it is 1,857 miles from Missouri to Oregon.
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Jerusalem is not the center but it is in the neighborhood. Ankara, Turkey is the nearest city to the geographic center of the world. This is according to Henry Morris, PhD, of the Institute for Creation Research. You can read the article at their website.
It is 18 miles southeast of Macon.
It is 26 miles southeast of Austin.
Ohio and Missouri have a capital city located near the geographic center of the state.
Missouri has a capital city near the geographic center of the state.
Jefferson City is the capital city in Missouri. Jefferson City is located near the geographic center of Missouri.
Ohio and Missouri have a capital city located near the geographic center of the state.
Ohio, South Dakota, and Indiana. In Florida, Wyoming, Nevada, and Massachusetts, the capital is nowhere near the state's geographic center.
Ohio and Missouri have a capital city located near the geographic center of the state.
Ohio and Missouri have a capital city located near the geographic center of the state.
Ohio and Missouri have a capital city located near the geographic center of the state.
Ohio and Missouri have a capital city located near the geographic center of the state.
There is no state's capital that is in the geographic center of all the US states, including Missouri, Texas, Wyoming, Ohio, or Maine. This includes the geographic center of the United States and the geographic center of the 48 contiguous US states.Jefferson City, Missouri, the capital of the state of Missouri, is located near the center of Missouri.Austin, Texas, the capital of the state of Texas, is near the center of Texas, but more to the south east.Cheyenne, Wyoming, the state capital of Wyoming, is located in the south east corner of Wyoming.Columbus, Ohio, the state capital of Ohio, is located near the center of Ohio.Augusta, Maine, the state capital of Maine, is located in the southwest part of Maine.
Ohio and Missouri have a capital city located near the geographic center of the state.
Ohio and Missouri have a capital city located near the geographic center of the state.