Oconto, Wisconsin
Between Oconto and Marinette there is a small rest area on the west side of Highway 41 with this marker. Another monument placed by Frank Noyes, this plaque marks the point where the 45th Parallel intersects the highway. The point halfway to the pole is marked by two different monuments north of Beaver and Menomineee, MI (see Halfway to the Pole for an explanation).
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Theoretical Half-Way Point North Pole Equator The spheroiodal shape of the earth makes degrees of latitude in the north longer than in the south. The true half-way point between pole and equator on Highway 41 is marked 710 feet north of Menominee. On Highway 141 see marker 3/4 mile north of Beaver. Erected by Frank E.Noyes, 1938 |
