Other Points
- Most remote point in the 50 states: Ipnavik River, National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska, 68°45′N 156°41′W / 68.75°N 156.683°W / 68.75; -156.683 (most remote point); 120 miles (195 km) from nearest habitation
- Geographic center of the 50 states: approximately 20 miles (34 km) north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, 44°58′N 103°46′W / 44.967°N 103.767°W / 44.967; -103.767 (geographic center of 50 states)
- Geographic center of the 48 contiguous states: approximately 4 miles (6 km) west of Lebanon, Kansas, 39°50′N 98°35′W / 39.833°N 98.583°W / 39.833; -98.583 (geographic center of 48 contiguous states)
- Closest to the equator: Baker Island is located at 0°11′41″N 176°28′46″W / 0.19472°N 176.47944°W / 0.19472; -176.47944 (Baker Island).
- The geographic center of the North American continent is located at 48°10′N 100°10′W / 48.16667°N 100.16667°W / 48.16667; -100.16667 (Geographic center of the North American continent), about 6 miles west of Balta in Pierce County, North Dakota.
- The North American pole of inaccessibility is located at 43°22′N 101°58′W / 43.36667°N 101.96667°W / 43.36667; -101.96667 (North American pole of inaccessibility), about eleven miles southeast of the town of Kyle on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Bennett County, South Dakota, 1650 km (1025 miles) from the nearest coastlines.
- If Puerto Rico became the 51st state, the easternmost point of the 51 states would be Culebrita (by direction of travel), and the southernmost point in all of the states would be Caja de Muertos. Hawaii and Maine would each lose their title of southernmost/easternmost points respectively, though Maine would still have the easternmost point on the mainland.
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