I visited the westernmost point in Washington state in 2005, followed by the easternmost point in Maine in 2008. In June of 2009, I visited the Geographic Center of the United States in Kansas. The final point, the northernmost point, was something I had planned later in that trip. The northernmost point is a geographic anomaly. It is the only point in the continental United States that lies north of the 49th Parallel. It is technically part of Minnesota, but it is not connected to the rest of Minnesota by land.
http://usa.amateurtraveler.com/the-northwest-angle-in-minnesota-only-for-the-sake-of-geography/
The easternmost state is Maine at West Quoddy Head (66º 57'W). The northernmost state is Alaska at Point Barrow (71° 23'N). The westernmost state is also Alaska at Cape Wrangell on Attu Island (172° 27'E). The southernmost state is Hawaii at Ka Lae (18° 55'N).
https://www.thoughtco.com/states-farthest-north-south-east-west-4071599
What is the northernmost state in the U.S.? If you say Alaska, then you would be correct. What about the state that is the farthest east? This is actually a trick question and while you might guess Maine, technically, the answer might be considered Alaska as well. Determining which state is the farthest north, south, east, and west in the United States depends on your perspective.
https://www.thoughtco.com/states-farthest-north-south-east-west-4071599
4 Answers 4. Alaska is indeed the easternmost, northernmost, and westernmost in all of the USA. General assumption of one state being both easternmost & westernmost in a country is that the state being spanning across the country. But it's not the case with Alaska, below is the explanation from the website World Atlas.
https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/6070/ive-been-told-one-state-in-the-us-is-the-easternmost-westernmost-and-northernm
If you exclude Alaska and Hawaii, the answers are: 1  Most Northern Point: Angle, Minnesota, at 49º 23'N. 2  Most Southern Point: East Cape, Florida, at 25º 7'N. 3  Most Eastern Point: West Quoddy Head, Maine, at 66º 57' 4 W. Most Western Point: Cape Alava, Washington, at 124º 44' W.
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/nsewusa.htm
Anyway, it made me wonder what other far-flung spots lie in the U.S., and here is the answer: 1  1. Point Barrow, Alaska - Northernmost Point in the U.S. Named for geographer Sir John Barrow, Point Barrow is often the starting point for Arctic expeditions. 2  2. Ka Lae, Hawaii - Southernmost Point in the 50 states.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/22012/quick-10-10-extreme-points-united-states
If you note the map, Alaska is clearly the most northern state, and Hawaii, at 20º North, is without doubt the most southern state. As far as the most western state, note how Alaska's Aleutian Islands stretch right up to the edge of the Western Hemisphere at the 180º line of Longitude, thus the most western state in the country.
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/nsewusa.htm
See #7 for that little debate. Anyway, it made me wonder what other far-flung spots lie in the U.S., and here is the answer: 1. Point Barrow, Alaska - Northernmost Point in the U.S. Named for geographer Sir John Barrow, Point Barrow is often the starting point for Arctic expeditions. Sadly, it was also the ending point for entertainer Will Rogers and his pilot in 1935. Their airplane crashed near there on their way from Fairbanks.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/22012/quick-10-10-extreme-points-united-states
Alaska is the northernmost state of the United States. The Northwest Angle of Minnesota is the northernmost point of the contiguous 48 states. It consists of a small peninsu…la on the Lake of the Woods at 49.27 N 95.05 W. Xiomara Mondragã³n Picon.
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Clue: Northernmost US state. We have 1 possible answer for the clue Northernmost US state which appears 6 times in our database. Possible Answers: ALASKA.
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