In the contiguous United States, the farthest east anyone can travel Sail Rock, Lubec, Maine (coordinates: 44°48′45.2″N 66°56′49.3″W). The furthest …
How the Aleutian Islands are Home to America's Easternmost And Westernmost Point
In the contiguous United States, the farthest east anyone can travel Sail Rock, Lubec, Maine (coordinates: 44°48′45.2″N 66°56′49.3″W). The furthest east you can travel is Point Udall, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (coordinates 17°45′19″N 64°33′54″W). Both these spots are not actually the easternmost point of the United States That designation belongs, to the state of Alaska
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Lines of longitude
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