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This is a complete list of all 50 U.S. states, its federal district (Washington, D.C.) and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. [1] The water area includes inland waters, coastal waters, the Great Lakes and territorial waters. Glaciers and intermittent bodies of water are counted as land area. [2]
U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,381 miles (3,832 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. It is a major east–west highway of the Southeastern , Southern and Southwestern United States .
The greatest distance on a great-circle route is entirely within the contiguous U.S. is 2,802 miles (4,509 km), coast-to-coast between Florida and the Washington state; [7] the greatest north–south line is 1,650 miles (2,660 km). [8] The contiguous United States occupies an area of 3,119,884.69 square miles (8,080,464.3 km 2).
Westbound at US 33 in Columbus. I-70 is a major freeway within the Columbus metropolitan area, serving as the primary east–west route.After brief exits just outside the towns of Summerford and West Jefferson, I-70 reaches the southern part of Hilliard, where I-70 makes its first junction with I-270, a ring road around the Columbus area primarily serving its suburbs.
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to I-695 and Maryland Route 570 (MD 570) in Woodlawn, just outside Baltimore, Maryland. I-70 approximately traces the path of U.S. Route 40 (US 40; the old National Road) east of the Rocky Mountains. West of the Rocky ...
The same year, Ohio passed a law which raised the state's speed limit to 60 mph (97 km/h), and in 1957, Ohio began the construction of its Interstate Highway allotment. By 1958, Ohio had spent more money on its Interstate Highways than either New York or California. Ohio had completed the construction of 522 miles (840 km) of pavement by 1960 ...
The West Coast of the continental United States makes up part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of heavy tectonic and volcanic activity that is the source of 90% of the world's earthquakes. [28] The American Northwest sees the highest concentration of active volcanoes in the United States, in Washington , Oregon and northern California along ...
The exact geographic center of the U.S. Virgin Islands is unknown — the default center starting point for the U.S. Virgin Islands on Google Maps is located in the Caribbean Sea, [15] 18.21 miles (29.30 km) south-southeast of Saint Thomas and 18.31 miles (29.47 km) north of Saint Croix — note that this point is the approximate center of the ...