What is the most eastern state in the U.S.?  What is the most western?
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alaska is both the most eastern and western state since the aluetian islands cross the international dateline and over into the eastern hemisphere
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Up until relatively recently, one of the island chains belonging to the state of Alaska was technically on the other side of the International Date Line from the rest of the country. This meant that the islands were the furthest "east" someone could go (without crossing the date line), yet the state itself, generally speaking, was the furthest west land area of the political entity known as the United States of America. \n\nThe same thing happened with another small island group inthe south-central Pacific ... basically, one half of the country was on one side of the date line and the other half was on the other.\n\nThe date line was subsequently "jiggled", to keep those countries whose territories are in the vicinity of the date line to remain "on the same side".\n\nTherefore, (from the US perspective) Alaska is - at present - the WESTERNMOST state, and Maine is the EASTERNMOST (neglecting the off-shore protectorates of Puerto Rico and Guam).\n\nHowever, we ALSO need to look at how longitude is measured. "Eastward" occurs from the line of 0 longitude (approximately Greenwich England) and moves toward Europe and Asia. "Westward" occurs from the same starting point and moves west over the Atlantic and across North America. The line of longitude that is directly opposite from 0 would be 180 ... which happens to pass through Alaska. Thus Alaska could be both "eastern- and western-most"
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If you're open to anywhere on the eastcoast and are willing to travel then why not try ski resorts in the west.  Just jump on a plane come to Utah and ski Alta. Its 20 minutes from the airport and is the best skiing in the world.  After just a few runs you'll quit your job and move out here.  There is nothing worth skiing on the eastcoast.  You'd be better off tying a rope behing your car and towing yourself around some snowy  streets. Hey wait thats actually pretty fun.
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The west region of where? The west region of New York State? The west region of the United States? The west region of Africa?
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Eastern, Central (where I am), Mountain, and Pacific.\n\nGo Packers!
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It is because Easterners were the ones to name the parts of the Country. Note how California isn't part of the South (which really refers to the South Eastern portion of the United States) and the Mid-West is closer to the East Coast than the West Coast. Additionally, California is friggenly huge, it can be considered both South West and North West, depending on which part of the state you're in.
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Michigan.\n\nSure, lots of it is water, but it is largest in total area east of the Mississippi.\n\nhttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108355.html
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To the east: mainly trade opportunities\nTo the west: the "Fountain of Youth" or the Northwest Passage (which ties into the reason to explore to the east...)
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Most territory that's not covered by a city would be Alaska.  Interesting, Nevada looks to have the highest percentage of non-improved land.
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Well, based on SAT scores and college graduates per capita, it is Mississippi, with my state, California running a close second.  I cannot speak for Mississippi but of course California has many of the top university in the nation, but we are plagued with 12,000,000 Mexicans living here who cannot even ask for their welfare check in English.  They come from an uneducated country and they bring their uneducated customs with them here.  Sadly, California SHOULD be among the best educated states in the Union, but thanks to all the leeches from Mexico, we are second lowest.
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McKinley aka Denali in Alaska is the highest in the 50 states.  Mt. Whitney in California is the highest in the lower 48.
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Which state and at what rank???
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Massachusetts, preferably the Western part of the state. Like Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Or Lee, Massachusetts.
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http://www.statemaster.com/graph/lif_bes_sta_to_liv-lifestyle-best-states-to-live\n\nthis is a great resource for comparing states. Find information that's important to you, and see how US states rank.
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Nothing, really. What is west is also east. San Francisco is west of New York because you can go west across the US from New York to San Francisco. But also San Francisco is east of New York, because you can cross the Atlantic, go across Europe and Asia, then cross the Pacific Ocean to get to San Francisco. If you go east far enough, you get back to where you started. So every place is east of itself, and also west of itself.\n\nNorth and South are not like that. You can't go any farther north than the North Pole, or any farther south than the South Pole.There are no East or West Poles.\n\nPerhaps one could define x as being east of y if going east from x to y is shorter than going west from x to y. A similar definition could define west.
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East or West... Detroit is the Best.
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Not sure what the question means - I'll guess California. It probably didn't send many men east to fight.