(originally published on August 4, 2014)
Geographical Oddities
Reno, NV is further west than Los Angeles
Edinburgh, Scotland is further west than Liverpool, England
The closest US State to Africa is Maine
If you travel due south from Detroit, MI, the first country you’ll enter will be Canada
New York City is 40° North, 74° West. The same position at 40° South would be in the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Chile
Seattle is farther North than Minneapolis, Green Bay, Toronto, and St. John’s (Newfoundland)
In fact, here are some locations that are closer to St. John's than Vancouver, BC:
* Warsaw, Poland
* Panama City, Panama
* The entire country of Suriname
* Dakar, Senegal
The Panama Canal is east of Miami
If you travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic through the Panama Canal, you’re going east to west
Point Pelee, Ontario is further south than the northern border of California.
In fact, try this Bar Bet: How many US states are north of Canada?
Answer: 27
(Alaska, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming)
Charleston, SC, is west of Quito, Ecuador
The French Riviera is north of Boston
Atlanta is closer to Chicago than to Miami
Pittsburgh is further west than the westernmost point of South America
London, England is over 700 miles further north than New York City
Edinburgh, Scotland is further west than Liverpool, England
The closest US State to Africa is Maine
If you travel due south from Detroit, MI, the first country you’ll enter will be Canada
New York City is 40° North, 74° West. The same position at 40° South would be in the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Chile
Seattle is farther North than Minneapolis, Green Bay, Toronto, and St. John’s (Newfoundland)
In fact, here are some locations that are closer to St. John's than Vancouver, BC:
* Warsaw, Poland
* Panama City, Panama
* The entire country of Suriname
* Dakar, Senegal
The Panama Canal is east of Miami
If you travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic through the Panama Canal, you’re going east to west
Point Pelee, Ontario is further south than the northern border of California.
In fact, try this Bar Bet: How many US states are north of Canada?
Answer: 27
(Alaska, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming)
Charleston, SC, is west of Quito, Ecuador
The French Riviera is north of Boston
Atlanta is closer to Chicago than to Miami
Pittsburgh is further west than the westernmost point of South America
London, England is over 700 miles further north than New York City
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