Which U.S. states are the farthest north, south, east, and west?
Fascinatingly, Alaska is the state that is farthest north, east, and west while Hawaii is farthest south. The reason that Alaska is farthest east and west is due to the fact that the Aleutian Islands cross the 180° meridian of longitude, placing some of the islands actually in the Eastern Hemisphere and thus degrees east of Greenwich (and the Prime Meridian).
However, for practical (and non-riddle) purposes, the easternmost state is Maine, the northernmost and westernmost is Alaska, and the southernmost is Hawaii.
2006-09-03 17:52:44
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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Northern- Alaska (Arctic Circle)
Southern- Florida (Keys)
Eastern- Maine
Western- Alaska (borders the International Date Line with Russia)
2006-09-04 05:14:59
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answer #2
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answered by stonwalbri 1
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It's either Texas or Florida for the most soutthern. Alaska for the most northern, Hawaii for the most Western and Maine for the most Eastern, I think, without looking at a map!
2006-09-03 17:51:35
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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I wasn't planning on answering this but since there are so many wrong answers...
West is Alaska... the Aleutians reach further west than Hawaii (damn those longitude lines comming together up north!)
South is Hawaii ... almost the entire state of Hawaii is further south than the Florida Keys
East is, indeed, Maine... the international date line does not intersect the Aleutians, it curves around them
North is Alaska, thank god we all seem to have that right
2006-09-03 20:00:38
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answered by iMi 4
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* North would be Alaska
* South would be Florida - Key West, Florida, specifically
* East would be Maine
* West would be Hawaii
2006-09-03 17:53:04
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answer #5
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answered by jakiterry 3
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N: alaska
E:Alaska( b/c of the aleutian islands which cross the international dateline)
S:Hawaii
W: Alaska
2006-09-03 17:51:04
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answer #6
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answered by Aggi B 2
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I'll say...
N. Alaska
S. Hawaii
E. Maine
W. Hawaii
2006-09-04 11:04:35
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answer #7
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answered by Ron B. 7
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maine in the east
hawaii in the south
alaska in the west and north
2006-09-03 17:49:41
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answer #8
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answered by knzlt 2
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all are best
2006-09-03 20:23:51
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answered by krutika lodaya 2
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