Chicago.
Chicago is closer to Texas because Philadelphia is farther to the east than Chicago is.
Minneapolis
the state that is farther north is Illinois.
635 miles taking this route:Take I-94 EAST, from Minneapolis, to I-90 EAST to CHICAGO, at the split-off in Madison, WISCONSIN.Take I-90 (becomes a TOLLWAY in ILLINOIS) to I-294 SOUTH - TOLLWAY to INDIANA, near CHICAGO-O'HARE Airport.Take I-294 SOUTH - TOLLWAY, around Chicago, to I-94 EAST to DETROIT, in INDIANA.Continue on I-94 EAST to I-69 NORTH to LANSING at EXIT 108 in MICHIGAN.Take I-69 NORTH to I-96 EAST to DETROIT at EXIT 72.Take I-96 EAST to I-496 to EAST LANSING at EXIT 106B.Take I-496 to East Lansing.
New Orleans, LA. is slightly further East than St. Louis, MO.
695 miles. This is the route:Take I-94 EAST to Detroit via I-90 EAST to Chicago from Madison (instead of I-94) and then I-290 SOUTH and I-294 SOUTH TOLLWAY (EXIT 15A off I-290) around Chicago back to I-94 EAST.
Norwich is farther east.
The driving distance between Minneapolis and Chicago is about 410 road miles.
Ohio Is Farther East !
Bern is farther east.Berne is farther east than Paris.
Augusta, Maine is farther east than Miami, Florida. Maine is located in the Eastern Time Zone, while Florida is located in the Eastern Time Zone, making Augusta further east than Miami.