Quoddy Head State Park, near Lubec, Maine . . . . . 66.949° West
Bodelteh Islands, Clallam Bay, Washington . . . . . . 124.763° West
Range . . . . . 57.814°
Every longitude in the range of 66.95° west to 124.74° west crosses the "lower 48".
Every longitude in the range of 66.9° West to 124.74° West, or in the range of 130.0° West to 172.44° East, passes through territory of the USA.
The 48 states of the continental United States are found within the latitude range from N 25 to N 50 degrees. The longitude goes from west 65 in Maine on the east coast to west 125 in California on the west coast. All cities and states in the continental United States will be found in this range of latitude and longitude. Alaska, Hawaii, and US Territories are outside this range.
Yes. The US has 48 contiguous states (states next to each other) and two that are not contiguous, Hawaii and Alaska.
The word contiguous means touching or connected. The contiguous US refers to the largest connected piece of American land. This happens to be the land situated between Mexico and Canada, which is also referred to as the Lower 48 because it contains forty-eight states. Therefore, the 48 states that are joined together are considered the contiguous United States, leaving Hawaii and Alaska as stand-alone states.The contiguous US is sometimes mistaken with the continental US. The continental US refers to the area of the US that is located on the continent of North America. This is just the contiguous US in addition to Alaska. Yet, Hawaii is not a part of the continental US either.It means it does not physically touch other states. Hawaii has an ocean between itself and other states. Alaska has another country- Canada- between it and another state.
The longitude for the contiguous 48 states from California to Maine is 124 degs 26' W to 66 degs 57' W.
Every longitude in the range of 66.95° west to 124.74° west crosses the "lower 48".
West Quoddy Head Light Station, Lubec, Maine . . . 66.950° west longitude Cape Flattery Light, Tatoosh Island, Neah Bay, Washington . . . 124.744° west longitude. Range . . . 57.794° coast-to-coast
Every longitude in the range of 66.9° West to 124.74° West, or in the range of 130.0° West to 172.44° East, passes through territory of the USA.
The smallest US State, contiguous or otherwise is Rhode Island.
The two states that are outside the contiguous US are Alaska and Hawaii.
The word "contiguous" is pronounced as kuhn-TIG-yoo-uhs.
It means it is not contiguous. Hawaii and Alaska are not contiguous states.
The 48 states of the continental United States are found within the latitude range from N 25 to N 50 degrees. The longitude goes from west 65 in Maine on the east coast to west 125 in California on the west coast. All cities and states in the continental United States will be found in this range of latitude and longitude. Alaska, Hawaii, and US Territories are outside this range.
California is the closest contiguous state to Hawaii
"Contiguous" means the part that's all connected, all parts physically touching each other. The part of the US in which you could walk or drive to anywhere in it without leaving the country. Alaska isn't contiguous because you can't walk there without going through Canada. Hawaii isn't contiguous because you can't walk there at all. The "contiguous US" is the "lower 48" states.
Alaska, Hawaii