53 miles
Washington state takes the cake for westernmost state, as its Cape Alava is the westernmost point in the Contiguous United States.(Alaska and Hawaii are not part of the Contiguous United States.)
The question is not specific enough; which northwest coast is in question? If this refers to the United States northwest, the four countries that laid claims to it were: the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Russia.
Japan,Russia and The united states
Russia and the United States were "Cold War" enemies. Soviet Russia supplied nuclear missiles to Cuba. Cuba is only 90 miles from the coast of the United States. Russia's reasons for supplying Cuba with nuclear capability... (You Decide)
United States Coast Guard was created in 1915.
United States Coast Guard Yard was created in 1899.
United States Coast Guard Academy was created in 1915.
United States Coast Guard Band was created in 1925.
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was created in 1939.
The Coast Guard Reserve is a division of the United States Coast Guard.
The purchase of Alaska from Russia by William Seward expanded the United States' supply of Natural Resources.
Delaware is on the east Coast of the United States.