More input from WikiAnswers contributors: * The precise distance depends on the exact latitude where you make the measurement but it is approximately 3,000 miles.
* Its roughly about 3400 miles at it's widest point * From Virgina Beach, Va. to San Jose, Ca. it is about 2,990 miles. From Jacksonville, Fl. to Aberdeen, Wa. it is 3,087 miles. From Augusta, Maine to Los Angeles, Ca it is 3,148 miles. This gives you an average of 3,075 miles. == == * West Quoddy Head, ME., is the easternmost point, located 2,507 miles from the geographic center of the United States (including Hawaii and Alaska). The westernmost point is Cape Wrangell, Alaska, which is 3,625 miles west of center.
* 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.
Maine is the state that extends the farthest east in the United States. Its easternmost point is West Quoddy Head, which is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States.
The North American country that extends farthest East is Canada. The state of Maine in the United States is the most eastern state.
Maine is the farthest east state.
Alaska. On a map it's obvious that it's the farthest north and west, but a few of the Aleutian islands actually cross the Prime Meridian making it the most easterly as well.
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United States postal code 99791 serves Barrow, Alaska. The zip code farthest east is 00820, which serves St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
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In the contiguous 48 states, Minnesota extends slightly farther north than other western states (Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota).The farthest south is Florida, where the Keys extend below 25°N latitude, the approximate southern limit of Texas.
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Denmark is the farthest east North American nation via Greenland. However, just including points on the continent, then Canada is farthest east.