The longest straight-line distance is from the northwest corner of the panhandle to the Rio Grande river just below Brownsville, 801 miles. The width west-to-east, from El Paso to Orange, Texas, is 762 miles.
Texas
Is Kampala the farthest capital south?
Texas
Texas has the farthest South international border in the United States.
Texas, capital is Austin That state is Missouri. The capital is Jefferson City. Texas is part of the Southwestern Region.
California was the U.S. state that was farthest west in 1850. California became a U.S. state on September 9, 1850. Prior to California being admitted into the Union, Texas was the U.S. state that was farthest west.
it is California and it's capital is Sacramento.
Florida is farthest south
California is further southwest but is not in the Southwest. It is a Pacific Coast state.
which river is farthest north
The state that is farthest to the north is the state of Maine.
For the 48 contiguous US states, Minnesota extends the farthest north. The Angle Inlet of northern Minnesota at 49°23'N is north of the 49° boundary between the U.S. and Canada. For all 50 US states, Alaska extends the farthest north.