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US States Longitude Test

Can you determine if the below states share the same line of longitude for ANY part of the state that is land?
Think if you travelled due north or south from State #1, would it be possible to cross into State #2?
Islands part of the state are considered, any land counts
Extended water borders are not considered, stick to land longitude only
Quiz by Boykins
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Last updated: June 8, 2023
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1. Washington to Alaska
WA West = 124.77 / AK East = 129.58
True
False
2. Nebraska to New Mexico
NE West = ~41.5757 / NM East = ~36.6157
True
False
3. Minnesota to Michigan
MN East = 89.28 / MI West = 90.25
True
False
4. Rhode Island to Maine
RI East = ~71.1205 / ME West = ~71.0841
True
False
5. North Dakota to Missouri
ND East = 96.55455 / MO West = ~95.7724
True
False
6. California to Montana
CA East = ~114.1313 / MT West = ~116.05
True
False
7. Hawaii to Alaska
All of the main islands are due south of Alaska
True
False
8. Tennessee to Pennsylvania
TN East = 81.38 / PN West = ~80.519
True
False
9. Alabama to Ohio
AL East = 84.8892 / OH West = 84.49
True
False
10. Florida to Wisconsin
FL West = 87.38 / WI East = 86.14
True
False
11. Michigan to Arkansas
MI West = 90.25 / AR East = ~89.6603
True
False
12. Georgia to Pennsylvania
GA East = ~80.84 / PN West = ~80.5189
True
False
13. Indiana to Louisiana
IN West = 88.05 / LA East = ~88.8209
True
False
14. New York to New Hampshire
NY East = 71.86 / NH West = ~72.555
True
False
15. Kentucky to Minnesota
KY West = ~89.4081 / MN East = 89.28
True
False
2 Comments
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Level 91
Jun 8, 2023
I found this much harder than the latitude for some reason.
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Level 97
Jun 8, 2023
I thought this version would be easier as well given how the contiguous US as a whole is wider than it is tall. Was surprised to see how tricky some of these questions are when making the quiz