[OSM-talk] Map Co-ordinates for towns, etc in UK

[Nathan Edgars II]

On 3/3/2012 8:24 PM, John F. Eldredge wrote:
> We don't have "zero-point" markers in the USA, either, at least not from my experience.  However, the highway departments seem to be referring to some point in or near the center of the cities, judging from the distances shown.

Sometimes it's to the center (usually the courthouse or city hall?) and 
sometimes to the city limits. The only zero point I know of (that's not 
intended for only one road) is the Zero Milestone in DC, and its use 
never caught on.