I think you're right. The source for the story, on arcgis.com, seems to have updated maps that don't show the odd circle, and Colorado displays with a bigger ci

I think you're right. The source for the story, on arcgis.com, seems to have updated maps that don't show the odd circle, and Colorado displays with a bigger circle right on Denver. I think for some reason Denver was rendered at (0,0) within Colorado's boundaries in the screen shot Qwartz used.