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Map of U.S. time zones with new CST and EST areas displayed. Some U.S. time zones, such as the Samoa Time Zone, are not on this map. This is a list of the time offsets by U.S. states, federal district, and territories. For more about the time zones of the U.S. see time in the United States. Most states are entirely contained within one time zone.
During winter, sunset can occur in far northeastern areas as early as 3:42 p.m. [3] Most of the New England states have considered using the Atlantic Time Zone without daylight saving to mitigate this. In 2005, the Maine Legislature considered switching the entire state to Atlantic Standard Time all year long and eliminating daylight saving time.
The time zone division occurs at the southwest corner of township 35 S, range 37 E (approximately 42.597 degrees north latitude), continuing east to the state line, then south along the Oregon–Idaho border to the Nevada state line. [1] Drewsey in Harney County is officially in the Pacific Time Zone, but some residents unofficially observe ...
Operators of the new railroad lines needed a new time plan that would offer a uniform train schedule for departures and arrivals. Four standard time zones for the continental United States were introduced at noon on November 18, 1883, in Chicago, IL, when the telegraph lines transmitted time signals to all major cities. [4] [5]
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The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−08:00).
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