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Sail Rock, Lubec, Maine – easternmost point in the 50 states, by direction of travel and easternmost incorporated place in the West Quoddy Head , Maine 44°48′55.4″N 66°56′59.2″W / 44.815389°N 66.949778°W / 44.815389; -66.949778 ( West Quoddy Head ) – easternmost point on the U.S.
For countries like Russia, New Zealand, Fiji, the United States, and Kiribati, which have territories on both sides of the 180th meridian, the easternmost point is defined as the easternmost point in the direction of travel. The United States and Kiribati have most of their territory east of the 180th meridian, in the Western Hemisphere, so ...
This is a list of extreme points in U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia. [ 1 ] Although many borders were initially defined by treaty or other agreement to be along a specific line of latitude or longitude, inaccuracies with surveying equipment/techniques caused the surveyed lines to deviate slightly from the true boundaries.
Point Udall is at the east end of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.It is the easternmost point (by travel, not longitude) of the United States including insular areas.It was named in 1969 for Stewart Udall, United States Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.
The eastern slopes of Sierra Grande are the easternmost point in the United States with an elevation of more than 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level, [3] and the peak is the highest in the United States east of 104 degrees west. U.S. Highway 64, U.S. Highway 87 and the Colorado and Southern Railway run along the north and east of the volcano.
Colorado River, United States and Mexico — longest Gulf of California main stem river at 2,330 km (1,450 Columbia River , Canada and the United States 46°14′39″N 124°3′29″W / 46.24417°N 124.05806°W / 46.24417; -124.05806 ( Columbia River ) — longest Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km (1,243
West Quoddy Head, in Quoddy Head State Park, Lubec, Maine, is the easternmost point of the contiguous United States. [2] [3] [4] In 1808 a lighthouse was constructed at the site to guide ships through the Quoddy Narrows. The current tower, with distinctive red-and-white stripes, was constructed in 1858 and is an active aid to navigation.
List of countries by easternmost point; ... Extreme points of the United States; Extreme points of Vatican City; Extreme points of Western Sahara;