So, we’ve been watching as Wired pinpointed the GoogleCenter of the country and Gothamist followed suit, locating the GoogleCenter of the Big Apple. The Internet being what it is, with the imitation and all, we decided to give this a whirl ourselves.
To do so, you simply visit the venerable Google Maps page and type in a location. Then, zoom. Ultimately, you should find yourself staring at what the G-men consider the center of the entered municipality. As you can see above, Washington’s lies just north of the Ellipse. Quite accurate, it seems, as that is the location of the Zero Milestone, the point at which distances from D.C. are measured.
