The intersection of Jasper and Main in Paris is located at
39.60349° north latitude
87.69484° west longitude.
In addition to the state of Illinois, that parallel of north latitude passes through
California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Kansas, and Missouri, as well as Portugal,
Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, North Korea, and Japan. As you might imagine, there
are quite a few cities along that line, certainly too numerous to list here.
A political map will typically show all state capitals, as they are important administrative centers. However, specific maps focused on state capitals can also be found, highlighting only the capital cities. Meanwhile, a physical map may not necessarily include state capitals as its main focus is on natural features like mountains, rivers, and landforms.
The state capital nearest to the coordinates 30 degrees north and 85 degrees west is Tallahassee, Florida. Tallahassee is located at approximately 30.4383° N latitude and 84.2807° W longitude, making it quite close to the specified coordinates.
Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts are the two closest US state capitals with a distance of only 41 miles.
That point is in a state of extreme isolation. It's in the Pacific Ocean nearly 1,800 miles west of the coast of Oregon, almost 1,600 miles north of Honolulu, and more than 700 miles from the nearest point in Alaska.
Salt Lake City is the northernmost of the cities listed. It is both the capital and largest city in Utah.
Illinois is closer to the nearest capital line of latitude
The nearest state capitals to Canberra are Sydney and Melbourne.
Two state capitals that are located on the 45 degrees north parallel of latitude are Lansing, the capital of Michigan, and Salem, the capital of Oregon.
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The state motto of Illinois is "State Sovereignty, national union"
Springfield is the capital city in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Olympia is the state capital of Washington. The next nearest state capitals would be Boise, Idaho and Salem, Oregon.
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Indiana.