Extreme Points of The United States - Easternmost Points

Easternmost Points

  • Point Udall, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 17°45′19″N 64°33′54″W / 17.75528°N 64.565°W / 17.75528; -64.565 (Point Udall, St. Croix) — easternmost point in all U.S. territory, by direction of travel
  • Sail Rock 44°48′45.2″N 66°56′49.3″W / 44.812556°N 66.947028°W / 44.812556; -66.947028 (Sail Rock), just offshore of West Quoddy Head, Maine — easternmost point in the 50 states, by direction of travel
  • West Quoddy Head, Maine 44°48′55.4″N 66°56′59.2″W / 44.815389°N 66.949778°W / 44.815389; -66.949778 (West Quoddy Head) — easternmost point on the U.S. mainland
  • Pochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska 51°57′42″N 179°46′23″E / 51.96167°N 179.77306°E / 51.96167; 179.77306 (Pochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island) — easternmost point in all U.S. territory, by longitude
  • Peacock Point, Wake Island 19°16′13.2″N 166°39′26.3″E / 19.270333°N 166.657306°E / 19.270333; 166.657306 (Peacock Point, Wake Island) — first sunrise (at equinox) in all U.S. territory
  • Lubec, Maine 44°49′03″N 66°57′00″W / 44.817419°N 66.949895°W / 44.817419; -66.949895 (Lubec, ME) — easternmost incorporated place in the 50 states
  • Eastport, Maine — easternmost incorporated city
  • Calais, Maine — easternmost city of more than 2500 residents
  • Houlton, Maine — easternmost town of more than 5000 residents
  • Bangor, Maine — easternmost city of more than 20,000 residents
  • Portland, Maine — easternmost city of more than 50,000 residents
  • Boston, Massachusetts — easternmost major U.S. city (more than 500,000 residents)
  • Maine has the easternmost geographic center out of the 50 states.

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