US States Connect by Proximity

Start with Maine. Then guess its next closest non-neighbouring, not-already-guessed state. Then guess that states' next closest non-neighbouring, not-already-guessed state.

Proximity means the shortest distance between two states (not distance between geographical centres). Distance can be measured over water.

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First submitted	March 15, 2023
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State

Maine

Massachusetts

New Jersey

Connecticut

New Hampshire

New York

Rhode Island

Vermont

Pennsylvania

Virginia

State

Delaware

West Virginia

Tennessee

Illinois

Michigan

Minnesota

Nebraska

Montana

Washington

California

State

Utah

Oregon

Wyoming

North Dakota

Iowa

Kansas

Texas

Colorado

Idaho

South Dakota

State

Missouri

Mississippi

Florida

South Carolina

Kentucky

Arkansas

Alabama

Louisiana

Oklahoma

Arizona

State

Wisconsin

Indiana

North Carolina

Maryland

Ohio

Georgia

New Mexico

Nevada

Alaska

Hawaii

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19 Comments

Level 77

Jun 15, 2023

Great idea and a great quiz! Definitely deserves a feature.

I would definitely recommend increasing the timer, perhaps even doubling it. Even moving at a steady clip, I barely had enough time to squeeze all 50 in.

There's also two typos in the quiz description. There's an extraneous "s" in "state's", and the final word presumably should be "state" instead of "country".

Thanks for the quiz, hope you get featured!

Level 67

Jun 15, 2023

Thanks for the help! I've increased the time limit to 6:00 - I'm not sure how I settled on the previous time, but it definitely wasn't enough.

Level 70

Jun 15, 2023

Great quiz, but too little time

Level 64

Jun 15, 2023

great guiz. please increase the timer. even if i know the answers i dont have the time :P

Level 73

Jun 15, 2023

Not enough time

Level 74

Jun 15, 2023

not enough time

Level 63

Jun 15, 2023

Good quiz! But not enough time to complete it :(

Level 93

Jun 15, 2023

Nowhere near enough time.

Level 91

Jun 15, 2023

Like the concept, a lot. The time limit is BRUTAL and really hurts the quiz. Will nom if it increases enough to make a difference.

Level 67

Jun 15, 2023

I've increased the time limit to 6:00. If people still feel it's too challenging I will increase again.

Level 88

Jun 15, 2023

The difference between the distance from Connecticut to New Hampshire and the distance from Connecticut to Vermont must be subtle, right? It must come down to the two long east-west portions of Massachusetts's border not being precisely parallel.

Level 73

Jun 15, 2023

Very enjoyable thank you. I ran out of road after North Dakota and the clock caught up with me.

Level 74

Jun 15, 2023

so so original and fun!! excellent!

Level 75

Jun 15, 2023

Nominated! 6:00 is great time limit - challenging, but do-able. (Didn't get it on my first 2 attempts, but it didn't frustrate me enough to make me quit, and I finally got it on the 3rd try.) Really fun!!

Level 89

Mar 25, 2024

How is Rhode Island the answer for New York and not Ohio? Ohio is 57 miles from New York, while Rhode Island is 180 miles from New York.

Level 67

Mar 25, 2024

The Rhode Island / New York distance is measured from the very end of Long Island. The distance between Long Island, NY and Block Island, RI is only 14 miles. Even if you exclude Block Island, Long Island is only 16 miles away from the Rhode Island mainland.

Level 93

May 4, 2025

Sorry, still waaaaay too little time.

Level 48

Oct 23, 2025

Seems to me that it should be Wyoming - North Dakota rather Wyoming - Kansas?

Hmm, also looks like the southernmost point of West Virginia is slightly closer to North Carolina than Tennessee?

Level 67

Oct 27, 2025

Great catch on Wyoming - not sure how I missed it the first time. Quiz has been updated accordingly. As far as WV compared to Tennessee or North Carolina - if you zoom in close on Google Maps, you'll find Tennessee has a piece of land where the border sticks up further north than North Carolina.