Theoretical Half Way Point

LATITUDE 45 N
THEORETICAL HALF WAY PIONT
NORTH POLE
-->
3117.55 MILES
EQUATOR
<--
3097.39 MILES

THE SPHEROIDAL 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