Oddities of geography (home, land, ranking)

[Pincho-toot]

Just found this one out.



The eastern most part of Texas goes as far east as eastern Des Moines.


The western most part of Minnesota goes as far west as eastern Fort Worth.


Both states have river borders on those respective sides that sprawl quite a bit.

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by Ben Around

Cairo WAS as significant river port--in the 19th century. Being at the confluence of two major rivers just doesn't mean much to a city's importance or economy anymore. Yes, lots of river barges carrying tons of bulk still pass by the town every day, but they don't stop there. No reason to.

The city peaked in population in 1920 and now has less people than in 1860.

[arr430]

Originally Posted by 1greatcity

Oops, I should’ve included the full statement from Wikipedia. It says “only three cities in the United States ...border two other states on two sides, and its own state on the other two sides.” That’s specifically what makes those cities I mentioned unique.

Dubuque, Iowa, and East Dubuque, Illinois, border on each other and both also border on Wisconsin. And Keokuk. Iowa, borders on Illinois and Missouri, giving Iowa three such cities,, with Sioux City, above..

[IowanFarmer]

Originally Posted by BadgerFilms

Just found this one out.



The eastern most part of Texas goes as far east as eastern Des Moines.


The western most part of Minnesota goes as far west as eastern Fort Worth.


Both states have river borders on those respective sides that sprawl quite a bit.

I'm pretty sure that Sioux City is a west of Houston.

[Veritas Vincit]

Walnut Hill, FL is closer to St.Louis, Missouri, Louisville, Kentucky, and Dallas, Texas than it is to Miami, FL.

[1greatcity]

Among all US counties, Louisiana's parishes, Alaska’s boroughs, and independent cities, none begin with the letter X. However, there are about a half dozen city, town and community names that begin with X.

[Chriscross309]

Nome, Alaska is closer to:

London
Brussels
Berlin
Kiev
Moscow

and a whole host of other European destinations

than it is to Key West, Florida

[2000_Watts]

Originally Posted by 1greatcity

There are two US cities that border two other states on two sides:
Weirton, WV borders Ohio on the west and Pennsylvania on the east.
Pittsburg, NH borders Maine on the east and Vermont on the southwest.
And there is a third city that might meet this criteria, but it’s uncertain: Hancock, MD appears to be very close to bordering Pennsylvania on the north, and it borders West Virginia on the south.

Memphis...?

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

The city peaked in population in 1920 and now has less people than in 1860.

Correct! It's an interesting story as to how/why its population fell so much in the late 60s/early 70s.

[1greatcity]

The Mississippi River generally flows west to east at New Orleans. However, downtown New Orleans sits west of a bend in the river. And the West Riverside neighborhood lies north of the river.