The seven years apart 2017 and 2024 eclipse paths have their crossing "X" point just southwest of Carbondale, Illinois at Cedar Lake. Using a Google map, the X point is located on an image might that looks like the pouch of a kangaroo. Perhaps, it should be dubbed "Kangaroo Pouch Point". See graphic.
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