Geog. Trivia Question
 

If you already know the answer to this from earlier..or heard it on NBC morning news yesterday...Please give someone else the chance to guess.



Q: Of the 50 US states, which one is located the farthest west and which one is located the farthest east?


Might be too easy of a question....it surprised me when I heard it on the news Monday.

Farthest north fits in there somewhere.

No hints....yet!

Far East: South Carolina- Folly Beach to be exact.

At least that’s what they say...

Bzzzt....need both

I'm sure Alex knew....rip.

On a side note...I see that Ken Jennings has been picked to fill in on Jeopardy until a permanent host is found. My guess is that he will be liked enough to stay.

The Aleutian islands in Alaska reach almost to Russia. So I bet they go further west than the main islands of Hawaii, but some of Hawaii's islands reach almost to Midway Island.

SC can't be the furthest east. Cape cod sticks out east pretty far. But I would have to guess Maine.

And no I have not used the internet to look it up.

^^^ So your answers are?

Look closely at the Aleutians for a technical answer.

Alaska farthest west (just this side of international date line)
Hawaii farstest east (other side of international date line)

Or maybe I have them reversed, but that's my guess without looking at other answers or googling.

^^^ Nope

No more hints!

I'll shut up.

If they are going to be mad at me for the answer...might as well be worth it:D

Longitude determines east west. The British determined the world states in Greenwich, England so that is 0 degrees Lon. The Equator is 0 lat. The date line has nothing to do with the east west longitude.

You don't have maps of the USA in SC?

State of Maine sees the sun come up first.

I don't know the answer, but it would seem to me that since the earth is on an axis and rotates, it changes. My guess is Alaska and Hawaii and Florida and Maine. My guess is based on the prime meridian.

^^^No...the answer is given on the basis of a map.
You are on the right track though

What's your answer for the questions?

What does Delaware? I dunno, ALASKA!

I shoulda mentioned at the beginning.....no profane pm's after I give the answer.

(someone will get it before then)

Have a white-out here this afternoon.
2-3 inches of new stuff.

The Intl date line is roughly 180*, the spot between -179 and +179 (granted, it zig zags around various islands for political reasons). So, if you had something at -179.9, that would be the farthest East and +179.9 would be the farthest West.

The Prime Meridian is 0*. I've never heard of a name for 180* other than that it's roughly equivalent to the Intl Date Line.

https://www.reference.com/geography/180-degrees-longitude-line-called-3c7287bb83aae1b

To be very technically correct, I don't like the answer above. I guess I had forgotten, and would prefer the "anti-meridian."

I know the answer already. Was asked this in a group session at work. Team building thing. It started a huge augment and a few people still don't believe it. The farthest east is a surprise.

That's why this is such a good question...it makes someone think 'outside the box' (no more hints...someone will get it)

The extremes of east and west are not based on the Prime Meridian. That's the starting point of east and west, so if you are near the Prime Meridian, you are as least East or West as you can be.

The states that are closest to the Anti-Meridian from each direction would then be the farthest east and west.

It looks like I was close/half correct.

The Aleutian islands extend past the Anti-Meridian which makes Alaska the state that is both the farthest east and the farthest west. (which would be fubar if you used the actual Intl Date line since due to political borders, the Intl date line curves out to ensure that all of the US is on the same side.

If Steve gives the answer I think he is going to give there damn sure will be an argument here....lol

Really?

Once the answer is out, it should be simple and irrefutable what the answer is. Are the folks that are still arguing also flat-earthers?

Can a person change their user name on PP??

we did this on another board. Peeps were pizzed and raised hell at the answer.

^^^ Oh Boy!

That's crazy.

"Dude, here's a picture"

I will go on to say that googling the answer will leave no doubts.

Just don't google it until someone gets the answer.

Didn't matter.

Didn't masraum nail it?

Did we get any answers out yet?

I may be behind here. Which post?

I still am not sure of an answer.
Please repeat?