Which US state is closest to Africa? It's not Florida
Which state is closest to Africa?
It's gotta be Florida, right?
The Sunshine State's easternmost point, a place called Singer Island (outside of West Palm Beach), is about 4,085 miles from Guerguerat, a small village in Western Sahara.
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Maybe it's North Carolina, whose Cape Hatteras juts out into the Atlantic? It's closer, but at 3,625 miles from Tarfaya, Morocco, it's still not the closest.
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The eastern edge of the cape is closer than Cape Hatteras, 3,332 miles from El Beddouza, Morocco, but still isn't the closest.
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Its quaint, little lighthouse, the Quoddy Head Light, is located at the easternmost point of the United States. It's also the point closest to Africa, about 3,154 miles from El Beddouza.
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So if you're ever inclined to take a nice long swim over to the sand-swept shores of northwest Africa, you might want to want to start up in Maine.
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