The US state positioned closest to Australia is Hawaii. Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean, and the east coast of Australia is bordered by the Pacific. The flight distance from Hawaii to Australia is about 9100 km.
Hawaii is a state. Therefore there is no "closest hotel". there are hotels inside of Hawaii, however.
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Kilauea is in the state of Hawaii.
Hawaii is the farthest south state in the United States.
California.
The state in the United States that reaches the farthest south is Hawaii. The Farthest state south in the continental United States is Florida.
The state of Hawaii is entirely north of the equator, and the main islands are just south of the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N latitude). Hawaii extends to the northeast where small, mostly uninhabited islands are north of the tropic.
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South Bend is in the state of Indiana. The closest neighboring state to South Bend is Michigan to the north.
California is the closest contiguous state to Hawaii
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