For all you trivia buffs out there, the shortest distance from the East to West Coast (as the crow flies) would be 2,092 miles from San Diego, CA to Jacksonville, FL.
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The width of the United States is approximately 3, 000 miles.
The width of the United States is approximately 3, 000 miles.
The width of the United States is approximately 3, 000 miles.
26.5" at the front fairing
Peninsular Malaysia is quite long and of varying width depending on where you measure. The answer really depends on WHICH part of the west coast and east coast...
8 feet width is the standard in the US
A US dime's width or diameter is 0.705 inch.
The Pacific Ocean is on the west coast of the US.
atlantic coast
Roughly 3000 miles.
US route 20
Atlantic coast!