North America's inhabited pole of inaccessibility
The furthest point from the coast in all of North America, is located in South Dakota. It is just north of the village of Allen in the Pine Ridge Reservation. The village of Allen itself, is the furthest inhabited place from the sea at 1,012 mi (1,629 km).Monaco, Singapore, and the Vatican City are city-states, and thus do not contain any distinct capital city as a whole.
The state farthest west is Alaska!It might surprise you to learn that Alaska is the most western state, especially when considering how far west Hawaii lies from the Continental U.S. An island named Attu located at the very tip of the Aleutian Island chain is the most western point in the entire country.
In North America, the continental pole of inaccessibility is on the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwest South Dakota about 11 km (7 mi) north of the town of Allen, located 1,650 km (1,030 mi) from the nearest coastline at43.36°N 101.97°W.
10 Southernmost U.S. States
| Latitude | Country |
|---|
| 25°52′N | Texas |
| 28°92'N | Louisiana |
| 30°19'N | Alabama |
| 30°22'N | Mississippi |
The greatest distance between any two mainland points within the contiguous 48 states is 2,892 miles (4,654 km) from Point Arena, California to West Quoddy Head, Maine. Greatest distance between any two points in the 50 states: 5,859 miles(9,429 km), from Kure Atoll, Hawaii, to Log Point, Elliott Key, Florida.
Utqiagvik is the northernmost city in the United States and the ninth northernmost city in the world. It is 320 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
What are the 2 farthest points on Earth?
- Rosario, Argentina to Xinghua, China: 19,996 km (12,425 mi)
- Lu'an, China to RÃo Cuarto, Argentina: 19,994 km (12,424 mi)
- Cuenca, Ecuador to Subang Jaya, Malaysia: 19,989 km (12,421 mi)
- Shanghai, China to Concordia, Argentina: 19,984 km (12,417 mi)
Extreme Points of the United States (50 States)
| | Distance 1 |
|---|
| Extreme point | Latitude | mi. |
|---|
| Easternmost point: West Quoddy Head, Maine | 4449' N | 1,788 |
| Southernmost point: Ka Lae (South Cape), Hawaii | 1855' N | 3,463 |
| Westernmost point: Cape Wrangell, Alaska (Attu Island) | 5255' N | 3,625 |
List of countries by southernmost point
| Rank | Country | Latitude |
|---|
| 1 | Chile | 56°32′S 53°53′S |
| 2 | Argentina | 55°04′S 52°24′S |
| 3 | Australia | 55°03′S 43°38′S 39°08′S |
| — | Bouvet Island | 54°27′S |
The terms exclude the non-contiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii and all other offshore insular areas, such as American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
So we went to the official authority on the extent of U.S. geography. Pochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (179°46'E)—easternmost point in all of U.S. territory, by longitude, or Point Udall, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (64°34'W)—easternmost point in all of U.S. territory, by direction of travel.
Hawaii is the only state with only natural borders (no straight lines). Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming have only surveyed borders. Three states were each once part of one of the original 13 colonies: Maine (Massachusetts), Delaware (Pennsylvania), and West Virginia (Virginia). Florida is the flattest state.
How big is Alaska really?
