Extremes in Distance
- Greatest distance between any two points within U.S. Territory: 9,514 miles from Point Udall, Guam to Point Udall, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (formerly known as Orote Point and East Point, respectively).
- Greatest distance between any two points within the 50 states: 5,859 miles from Kure Atoll, Hawaii to Log Point, Elliott Key, Florida.
- Greatest distance between any two points within the contiguous 48 states: 2,901 miles from North Farallon Island, California to Sail Rock, east of West Quoddy Head, Maine.
- Greatest distance between any two mainland points within the contiguous 48 states: 2,892 miles from Point Arena, California to West Quoddy Head, Maine.
- Greatest distance between two points on the same latitude: 5,823 miles from Kure Atoll, Hawaii to Riviera Beach, Florida.
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Famous quotes containing the words extremes and/or distance:
“Time, force, and death
Do to this body what extremes you can,
But the strong base and building of my love
Is as the very centre of the earth,
Drawing all things to it.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.”
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