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What state is actually the furthest west?
As far as the most western state, Alaska’s Aleutian Islands stretch right up to the edge of the Western Hemisphere at the 180º line of Longitude, thus the most western state in the country.
What is the furthest west point in the US?
Cape Wrangell
Extreme Points of the United States (50 States)
| Extreme point | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Easternmost point: West Quoddy Head, Maine | 4449′ N | 6657′ W |
| Southernmost point: Ka Lae (South Cape), Hawaii | 1855′ N | 15541′ W |
| Westernmost point: Cape Wrangell, Alaska (Attu Island) | 5255′ N | 17227′ E |
What is the most Eastern and Western state?
Alaska
The Aleutian Islands cross longitude 180°, so Alaska can be considered the easternmost state as well as the westernmost.
Is Alaska more west than Hawaii?
The state farthest west is Alaska! It might surprise you to learn that Alaska is the most western state, especially when considering how far west Hawaii lies from the Continental U.S. An island named Attu located at the very tip of the Aleutian Island chain is the most western point in the entire country.
Which state is the farthest west in the southwest region?
Of the mainland southern states Maine is the furthest east, Washington the farthest to the west, Florida the furthest state to the south and Minnesota is actually the furthest north.
What is the furthest northwest state?
The state of Washington is the extreme northwestern state in the contiguous US, bordered by Idaho to the west and to the south by Oregon. It is one of the states in the Northwestern United States. Washington is bisected from north to south by high mountains of the Cascade Range, dividing the state into Western and Eastern Washington.
What cities are on the west coast of the US?
The largest city in the region is Los Angeles, located on the West Coast. Other West Coast cities include San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland. Prominent cities in the Mountain States include Denver, Colorado Springs, Phoenix, Tucson , Albuquerque, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City.
Is Texas considered south, southwest, or Mid West?
Texas is in the south-central part of the United States of America, and is considered to form part of the U.S. South and also part of the U.S. Southwest.