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California is a big place, and the Prime Meridian is more than 12,000 miles long.

It looks like the part of California that's closest to some point on the the Prime Meridian

is its northern border with Oregon. From any point on that part of the California state

line, the closest point on the Prime Meridian is 3,325.5 miles away.

You don't reach it by going East. The point on the Prime Meridian that's closest to

anywhere in California is . . . . . wait for it . . . . . the North Pole.

If you want to travel straight West from the Prime Meridian to California, then your trip is

anywhere between 6,155 to 6,850 miles, depending on exactly where in California you're headed. That's almost double the shortest route !

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