[Alas Babylon!]

I found this on a British website (hence the spelling of "center"):

The centreline of totality will pass just south of Dallas at 18:42 UT, with the total eclipse still over 4 minutes 20 seconds on the centreline.

So, I'll be spring camping south of Dallas in April 2024!

[RegulatorCountry]

Why not New Madrid, Missouri?

[Verginius Rufus]

Check out the map for the 2024 eclipse. It will go across Arkansas. There may be locations closer to you than Dallas.

The 2024 eclipse will have nearly twice as long totality.

The other upcoming total eclipses, for those with the time and money to travel, will be July 2, 2019, crossing Chile and Argentina (just south of Buenos Aires)--in the southern hemisphere winter. Then December 14, 2020, also crossing Chile and Argentina but further south. Then August 12, 2026, hitting the tip of Iceland and crossing Spain. Then August 2, 2027, hitting the southern tip of Spain. Then July 22, 2028, crossing Australia (including Sydney) and the South Island of New Zealand (including Dunedin).