Geographic center of San Francisco

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The exact geographic center of San Francisco is a moving target that has intrigued city planners and locals for over a century. While the prominent Twin Peaks were long considered the city's heart, modern satellite measurements eventually pinpointed the precise center to a sidewalk on the seven hundred block of Corbett Avenue, just a short distance from the peaks themselves. This location is a product of complex calculations that account for the city's unique land boundaries, and its exact placement can even shift by a few yards depending on variables like tidal water levels.

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