2007-08-17 10:10:44 · 7 answers · asked by helper999 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
An interesting question, because the legal boundaries of states are **as surveyed** (generally in the 19th century) rather than along mathematical lines of longitude. For that reason, both the westerly boundary of Nevada (with California) and the easterly boundary (with Utah) do not run straight north-south; both of them run sightly west of due south from their northern ends. And you also have to account for the fact that meridians get closer the farther from the equator you go.
After accounting for all of that, the widest point of Nevada -- measured along a rhumb line, or a line that runs directly east-west -- starts in the middle of Lake Tahoe and goes directly east for 320.21 statute miles to the border with Utah.
2007-08-18 05:09:01 · answer #1 · answered by Keith P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Measure how wide it is on your map(for example 2 cm).
On the map it will say 1 cm= x number of miles. So suppose the scale is 1 cm=1200 miles. Then you would know that Nevada is 2400 miles across. This is just an example; you have to find the scale on your map (there will be a bar under it) to find the exact answer.
2007-08-17 17:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by Ayla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 560 miles from the northwest corner of the state to the southern tip
2007-08-18 01:21:39 · answer #3 · answered by 22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost 500 miles.
2007-08-17 19:38:37 · answer #4 · answered by Renaissance Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on my map about 2 centermetres
2007-08-17 17:19:26 · answer #5 · answered by iancross07@btinternet.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nevada been asked that before, but its quite vast.
2007-08-17 17:21:25 · answer #6 · answered by confushus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looking on the map....not that far lol
2007-08-17 17:17:15 · answer #7 · answered by only me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋