INSANE geography facts

james joyce jr wrote:

There is a part of Alaska (an island) that is less than 200 miles from Hawaii

Only one state boarders one other state - the rest border multiple states or none

Tennessee borders more states than any other - 10

A) I don't believe you... neither does google, they say ~1500 miles.

B) Maine obvs.

C) IDC

Ahead of the Curve wrote:

B) Maine obvs.

Maine borders Canada and New Hampshire. That is two states.

two states wrote:

Ahead of the Curve wrote:

B) Maine obvs.

Maine borders Canada and New Hampshire. That is two states.

lol

There is only one mountain in the Lower 48 that rises a vertical mile within a horizontal mile. Any takers?

Ahead of the Curve wrote:

james joyce jr wrote:

Tennessee borders more states than any other - 10

A) I don't believe you... neither does google, they say ~1500 miles.

B) Maine obvs.

C) IDC

FYI, this is not completely correct either, does not border 10 states.

MORE crazy facts:

Kentucky has a small enclave entirely surrounded by the surrounded by the states of Illinois and Tennessee and does not border the rest of Kentucky

Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California

52 million people live within a 500 mile radius of cleveland, oh

supai, arizona is a town located at the bottom of the grand canyon, accessible only by foot or horse. mail is delivered by mule.

two states wrote:

Ahead of the Curve wrote:

B) Maine obvs.

Maine borders Canada and New Hampshire. That is two states.

So the answer is Alaska. That only borders the one state of Canada.

The US is larger than Canada if you only measure land. China is also larger than the US under that method. We include water to keep us ranked ahead of China even though it puts us behind Canada.

james joyce jr wrote:

There is a part of Alaska (an island) that is less than 200 miles from Hawaii

Only one state boarders one other state - the rest border multiple states or none

Tennessee borders more states than any other - 10

If I was in Oregon and I had a friend in Florida, it is possible for us to only be separated by one hour.

The lowest point in the entire state on Colorado is higher in altitude than the highest point in Pennsylvania.

The Panama Canal is directly south of Pittsburgh, PA.

part of Oregon is in MT and part of Florida is in CT.

easy one: Alaska is the northernmost, westernmost AND easternmost state

RunninReed wrote:

If I was in Oregon and I had a friend in Florida, it is possible for us to only be separated by one hour.

The lowest point in the entire state on Colorado is higher in altitude than the highest point in Pennsylvania.

The Panama Canal is directly south of Pittsburgh, PA.

That's pretty cool about Oregon carving out part of the state to be in the Mountain time zone. Didn't realize how small of an area of TX was in Mountain. Thought it would have been much more.

The geography of Central and South America came up on the new Who Wants to be a Millionaire game the other day. I think the question was something like, NYC is in the same time zone as which of these four cities: Rio, Lima, Reykjavik or Buenos Aires. I knew that Mexico extends southeastward from the US but didn't remember that it was so pronounced.

james joyce jr wrote:

There is a part of Alaska (an island) that is less than 200 miles from Hawaii

Only one state boarders one other state - the rest border multiple states or none

Tennessee borders more states than any other - 10

i feel your boredom. I just bought a bird feeder.

Ahead of the Curve wrote:

A) I don't believe you... neither does google, they say ~1500 miles.

google stays spouting that round Earth bullsh1t.

james joyce jr wrote:

MORE crazy facts:

supai, arizona is a town located at the bottom of the grand canyon, accessible only by foot or horse. mail is delivered by mule.

Not true. A helicopter goes in at least a couple times a day.

There is a part of Alaska (an island) that is less than 200 miles from Hawaii FALSE, 1500+ miles

Only one state boarders one other state - the rest border multiple states or none TRUE

Tennessee borders more states than any other - 10 FALSE, eight

There is only one mountain in the Lower 48 that rises a vertical mile within a horizontal mile. Any takers? TRUE, Johannesburg Mountain

Kentucky has a small enclave entirely surrounded by the surrounded by the states of Illinois and Tennessee and does not border the rest of Kentucky TRUE

Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California TRUE

52 million people live within a 500 mile radius of cleveland, oh

supai, arizona is a town located at the bottom of the grand canyon, accessible only by foot or horse. mail is delivered by mule. TRUE

The US is larger than Canada if you only measure land. China is also larger than the US under that method. TRUE

If I was in Oregon and I had a friend in Florida, it is possible for us to only be separated by one hour. TRUE

The lowest point in the entire state on Colorado is higher in altitude than the highest point in Pennsylvania. TRUE

The Panama Canal is directly south of Pittsburgh, PA. TRUE/FALSE, western end of canal is still a few miles east of the eastern edge of Pittsburgh, but it is close

part of Oregon is in MT and part of Florida is in CT. FALSE

easy one: Alaska is the northernmost, westernmost AND easternmost state TRUE

I'll add one - the tallest mountain in the world is NOT Mount Everest; it is in the United States.

Sheldon Cooper, PhD wrote:

part of Oregon is in MT and part of Florida is in CT. FALSE

Am I missing something?

more INSANE facts:

barcelona, spain if farther north than parts of canada

if you walked along the yangtze river from shanghai to nanjing china (about 200 miles), you would never be more than 10 miles away from a 250 ft or higher buidling

there is section of west africa that contains some land of 14 countries within a 250 mile radius

VanHoutte wrote:

Sheldon Cooper, PhD wrote:

part of Oregon is in MT and part of Florida is in CT. FALSE

Am I missing something?

https://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/thematic-maps/maps/usa-timezone-map.jpg

MT = Montana

CT = Connecticut

Part of Oregon is not in Montana and part of Florida is not in Connecticut.

(though -- your explanation makes more sense)

VanHoutte wrote:

Sheldon Cooper, PhD wrote:

part of Oregon is in MT and part of Florida is in CT. FALSE

Am I missing something?

https://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/thematic-maps/maps/usa-timezone-map.jpg

I don't think so. You are right.

That is a great fun fact to know, thanks.