JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&amp;sensor=false&amp;.js"></script>
<div id="map_canvas"></div>

CSS

body,html,#map_canvas{height:100%;margin:0;}
#map_canvas .centerMarker{
  position:absolute;
  /*url of the marker*/
  background:url(http://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/markers2/marker.png) no-repeat;
  /*center the marker*/
  top:50%;left:50%;
  z-index:1;
  /*fix offset when needed*/
  margin-left:-10px;
  margin-top:-34px;
  /*size of the image*/
  height:34px;
  width:20px;
  cursor:pointer;
}

JavaScript

function initialize() {
        var mapOptions = {
          zoom: 14,
          center: new google.maps.LatLng(52.5498783, 13.425209099999961),
          mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
        };
        map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'),
            mapOptions);
        $('<div/>').addClass('centerMarker').appendTo(map.getDiv())
             //do something onclick
            .click(function(){
               var that=$(this);
               if(!that.data('win')){
                that.data('win',new google.maps.InfoWindow({content:'this is the center'}));
                that.data('win').bindTo('position',map,'center');
               }
               that.data('win').open(map);
            });
      }

      google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);