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The west coast runs north all the way to Canada. The west coast is not just simply California.
Maybe Im wrong but isnt Oregon and Washington state considered northwest and not necessarily referred to as the west coast? Ive never heard anyone say "Im going to the west coast to Seattle". But "Im going to the pacific northwest to Seattle" seems more applicable. But then again, Ive been wrong before
With all due respect, Pennsylvania does not touch the ocean. So Arizona is very close to the Baja(the Pacific) and is thus really close to the ocean, and if you were to consider Pennsylvania a east coast state then you might as well consider Arizona one. I do not think it is, but by your logic it would indeed be considered a west coast state.
that is a nice Naval shipyard, but may I remind you that is on the Delaware river, not the Atlantic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River
The River stops at Wilmington Delaware...not even in Penn.
With all due respect, Pennsylvania does not touch the ocean. So Arizona is very close to the Baja(the Pacific) and is thus really close to the ocean, and if you were to consider Pennsylvania a east coast state then you might as well consider Arizona one. I do not think it is, but by your logic it would indeed be considered a west coast state.
that is a nice Naval shipyard, but may I remind you that is on the Delaware river, not the Atlantic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River
The River stops at Wilmington Delaware...not even in Penn.
If you and Steve-O would both like to believe that a state that is the site of the first naval shipyard in the USA is no more coastal than Arizona, with all due respect, knock yourselves out.
If you and Steve-O would both like to believe that a state that is the site of the first naval shipyard in the USA is no more coastal than Arizona, with all due respect, knock yourselves out.
I think the west coast was popularized in the national media during the 90's because of guys like Tupac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, etc....and in a way California became synonomous with "the west coast". The Pacific Northwest is a distinct region of the west coast ( parts of the PNW aren't even on the coast i.e. Idaho), but it is still considered part of the west coast (just like how both Miami and NYC are considered east coast).
I work with people across the country, so when they ask what time zone I am in I respond with "I am on the west coast" (I live in Seattle).
Patrick, PA is not on the coast. Its nearby the coast, yes, but not a coastal state. For the last time, its a EASTERN state, not a east coast state.
Id also like to know how having a naval shipyard on a freshwater river automatically gives a state coastal status. Let me check something here... Oh hey, look! We have the Great Lakes Naval Station in Glenview, IL, which is technically also on a coast (Lake Michigan's). I guess IL can now be considered a "mid-coast" state??? Is that what you'd call it? lol
Id also like to know how having a naval shipyard on a freshwater river automatically gives a state coastal status. Let me check something here... Oh hey, look! We have the Great Lakes Naval Station in Glenview, IL, which is technically also on a coast (Lake Michigan's). I guess IL can now be considered a "mid-coast" state??? Is that what you'd call it? lol
I wasn't aware that Naval Shipyards and Naval training centers were the same thing ? lol
PA, WV and VT are NOT east coast states, theyre EASTERN/NORTH EASTERN states. Places like NY, MA, SC, NC, etc, etc are east coast states. How can you put the word "coast" next to some states that have no coast whatsoever?
I don't really hear people differentiate between an "eastern" states and the "east coast". I guess it depends on how a person defines an area, and no one will ever completely agree 100%, it's all perspective. If you factoring temperatues then only San Diego, San Francisco, LA, and Orange County would be considered coastal, but places like Sacramento, Palm Springs, and Barstow wouldn't be.
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Umm...no? Who would do that? Las Vegas and Phoenix are the Desert Southwest. The West Coast is Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle. How can you call Pittsburgh the east coast when it's over 200 miles away from there? Pittsburgh is just the Northeast. The East Coast is Miami, Daytona Beach, Savannah, Charleston, Raleigh, Hampton Roads, D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, New York, Hartford, Providence, Boston, Portland, etc.
If you look at it like that, Raleigh wouldn't really be coastal. It's two hours from the beach.
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