page_title: Rietbrock, Wisconsin
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Rietbrock, Wisconsin / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Sign for the Western Hemisphere's 45X90 point. This location and marker was intentionally misplaced, though signs clarifying the misdirection were only added after the increase in personal GPS devices (the sign identifying the error is on the left). The actual location is approx. 1000 feet behind and to the left of the sign and marker (in a farm field). However the marker is conveniently located off of a public road. It is located outside Poniatowski, Wisconsin, USA.
context_page_description: Rietbrock is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 981 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Poniatowski and Schnappsville are located within the town.
context_section_description: According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.8 square miles (87.6 km²), all of it land.
  The Marathon County Park Commission has posted a geographical marker that identifies the spot  (45°N,-90°W) of the exact center of the northern half of the Western Hemisphere, meaning that it is a quarter of the way around the world from the Prime Meridian and halfway from the equator to the North Pole.
caption: Marker located at the 45x90 point
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