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Reno, Nevada, is further west than Los Angeles, California. This one always strikes me as being wrong, but in truth, it is correct. EDIT: I see someone mentioned this earlier in the thread, but it is one of those weird geographical facts that continue to amaze!
The best example I can find of people cut off from their state is in southeastern Rhode Island, with a postal address of Little Compton. A few dead end roads leading to Rhode Island homes, lead only into Acoaxet, a village in Massachusetts. From Acoaxet, the only way out is back into Rhode Island, to a junction that returns to Massachusetts. So from one of those houses a few feet from Massachusetts, the only way to get to Boston crosses the state line at least three times.
The shores of Dead Sea are 423 metres (1,388 ft) below sea level. If you stack highest peaks of Florida, Delaware and Louisiana on top of each other, starting at the surface level of the Dead Sea, they will still not reach the sea level.
Yesterday I went skiing at lookout pass on the Idaho/Montana border. You can ski either on Idaho or Montana and 2 different time zones. Seemed kinda odd.
Park in one state, shop in the next: Pheasant Lane Mall is located in New Hampshire, but one third of it's parking lot is in Massachusetts.
You can find something similar with the Ward Parkway Mall in Kansas City, MO. The west side of the shopping center is on State Line Rd. (border of MO/KS) and there is a tunnel under State Line Rd. to more parking across the street in Kansas.
There are lots of oddities along the KS/MO border in Kansas City. Much of the border is a 2 lane street with houses on both sides. It just cuts right through the middle of a neighborhood. But I remember that if you paid attention, the pavement on each side of the street is different. Then if you follow the state line up State Line Rd., eventually the line starts cutting through people's property/yards, and at W. 31st St. and Southwest Blvd., it runs right through a Quick Trip (like a 7-11 with gas).
The best example I can find of people cut off from their state is in southeastern Rhode Island, with a postal address of Little Compton. A few dead end roads leading to Rhode Island homes, lead only into Acoaxet, a village in Massachusetts. From Acoaxet, the only way out is back into Rhode Island, to a junction that returns to Massachusetts. So from one of those houses a few feet from Massachusetts, the only way to get to Boston crosses the state line at least three times.
Another example of this, Jtur88, is Estcourt Station, Maine. Put that one into Wikipedia, if you want a true 'oddity of geography'. This place also triggered off a Homeland Security incident with a French Canadian with a criminal record, if I recall.
Another example of this, Jtur88, is Estcourt Station, Maine. Put that one into Wikipedia, if you want a true 'oddity of geography'. This place also triggered off a Homeland Security incident with a French Canadian with a criminal record, if I recall.
I bet the people in Estcourt Station are quickly beginning to understand what it is like to live in a police state, where everyone is a suspect and everyone is being constantly watched.
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