Where is the 'absolute centre' of your city from which distances are measured from and to? (city hall, live)

[The Postman]

In Perth and Melbourne and most Australian cities it's the city GPO - General Post Office, which is usually quite a large building right in the CBD. So any distances to Perth will be to the post office. So if one says they are '2.5km to Perth' you can narrow it down to 0.1km, since the Perth CBD or downtown obviously covers some area.

In London, it's from the Statue of King George in Trafalgar. I think in Rome it's Piazza Venezia. What about NYC? Times Square? What about your city?

[Gentoo]

I think in most US cities it's measured at the city hall building. that's also where they have the official sea level measuring. For example, where I live, Chula Vista, CA is officially 7 miles from the US/Mexico border but I am five miles from it.

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Probably City Square.

[Jezer]

I always thought that distances to London were based on Charing Cross Station which is just round from Trafalgar Square.

[The Postman]

Originally Posted by Jezer

I always thought that distances to London were based on Charing Cross Station which is just round from Trafalgar Square.

Greastest Cities of the World: London - YouTube

Well according to this...the statue is basically near the entrance to Charing Cross anyway, so basically the same deal.

[Jezer]

I found this article;

VariousThings: Plaque marking the spot where London distances are measured from

[The Postman]

Charles, George, they're all the same haha.

[Rozenn]

In France, distances are measured from the square in front of Paris' cathedral:
https://maps.google.fr/maps?q=paris&...de-France&z=21
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...France_(1).JPG

Though the real center of the city is this crater, which is currently being demolished:
https://maps.google.fr/maps?q=paris&...de-France&z=20

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I don't know what the geographic centre of Leeds is, but it is definitely not the city centre, as the city sprawls a lot more to the north than to the south.

[jtur88]

Google Maps uses intersection US-59/Business and US-87, corner of Main and Rio Grande.

For those who ddon't know how to find it, just go to Google Maps, select Get Directions, and enter just your city name on one line, and a specific location on the other line, click Enter, and see where the end of the line is.