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What is the most eastern point?
Point Udall
All U.S. territory is spread across less than 180° of longitude, so from any spot in the U.S. it is more direct to reach the easternmost point, Point Udall, U.S. Virgin Islands, by traveling east than by traveling west.
What is eastern most point in USA?
Point Udall, a stone sundial monument on Saint Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is the easternmost point in the United States.
What is the eastern most state?
Maine
The easternmost state is Maine at the West Quoddy Head lighthouse (66 degrees 57 minutes west.) The northernmost state is Alaska at Point Barrow (71 degrees 23 minutes north.) The westernmost state is also Alaska at Cape Wrangell on Attu Island (172 degrees 27 minutes east.)
Which city is farthest east?
The easternmost point of the U.S. is Sail Rock, off West Quoddy Head, Maine.
What is the easternmost point in the continental US?
Easternmost Point in the Continental U.S. The easternmost point in the contiguous US is West Quoddy Head in Lubec , ME. Sail Rock, just offshore (and probably occasionally under water), is actually east of West Quoddy Head Lighthouse.
Which is the easternmost point of the mainland of Australia?
Cape Byron. Coordinates: 28°37′58″S 153°38′20″E / 28.63278°S 153.63889°E / -28.63278; 153.63889 Cape Byron is the easternmost point of the mainland of Australia.
Which is the most easterly city in North America?
It’s where you’ll find the most easterly, and one of the oldest cities on the continent – St. John’s. Spend time in the city, and visit Cape Spear National Historic Site and Bell Island. Nearest option to the begining of this itinerary has been selected for you.
Which is the easternmost island in the Western Hemisphere?
Most crucially for geography nerds, the easternmost point of Semisopochnoi Island sits less than ten miles west of the 180-degree meridian that separates the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere. In other words, Semisopochnoi and the dozen or so Aleutian islands lying beyond it are so far west that they’re actually east!