Alaska is the northernmost, easternmost, and westernmost state. Hawaii is the southernmost.

Northernmost points Sumas, Washington 49°00′08.6″N 122°15′40″W – northernmost incorporated place in the 48 contiguous states (because of 19th century survey inaccuracy placing the international border slightly north of the 49th parallel here.) Alaska has the northernmost geographic center of all the states.

Extreme Points of the United States (50 States)

		Distance 1
Extreme point	Latitude	km
Northernmost point: Point Barrow, Alaska	7123′ N	4,034
Easternmost point: West Quoddy Head, Maine	4449′ N	2,997
Southernmost point: Ka Lae (South Cape), Hawaii	1855′ N	5,573

Geographic North Pole

Point Nemo

7,926 miles

Population: 142 million Russia is not only one of the world’s most populous countries, but the largest in the world in terms of square miles (an astonishing 6.6 million).

Coton in the Elms

The point furthest from the Mean High Water mark is in Glen Quoich, near Braemar, in Aberdeenshire which is 67.6km from the sea.

England (mainland)

• Westernmost settlement – Sennen Cove, Cornwall at 50°04′N 5°42′W.
• Easternmost point – Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk at 52°29′N 1°46′E.
• Easternmost settlement – Lowestoft, Suffolk at 52°28′N 1°45′E.
• Highest point – Scafell Pike, Cumbria.
• Lowest point – Holme Fen, Cambridgeshire.

70 miles

Holme Fen

Mainland Great Britain has around 17,820km of coastline. That’s just over 11,000 miles of beach, bay, cove and cliff forming the wave-battered circumference of the country. For now, you can’t (officially) walk this periphery; there is no continuous waymarked trail and some stretches are off-limits.

Furthest Cities (Population 1,000,000+)

City	Distance, km
Auckland, New Zealand	18,326
Sydney, Australia	16,988
Melbourne, Australia	16,898
Brisbane, Australia	16,521

Truro, the UK’s most southerly city is a vibrant centre of shopping, culture and impressive architecture right in the heart of Cornwall.

Furthest east Ness Point, also known as Lowestoft Ness, is Britain’s most easterly point. In Lowestoft, Suffolk, the point is marked with a large circular plaque called Euroscope, which indicates the distance to the other extremity points of Britain and various European destinations.

What are the other cities closest to London worth visiting within a day? Cambridge, Oxford, Brighton, Bath, Salisbury, York, Norwich, Bristol, Winchester, Chichester. A few options for city day trips from London would be Oxford, Cambridge, Canterbury and Brighton. All easily reached by train.

England’s Top 10 Most Picturesque Counties Revealed

• Cornwall voted most picturesque county in England. That’s right, one in five respondents voted Cornwall as England’s prettiest destination, and it’s hardly surprising, given the county’s evocative mix of coast and country.
• Yorkshire took second place.
• Cumbria came in third.
• 10 Surprising St.

Check out our guide to some of our favourite towns and cities within around two hours of London.

• Bath.
• Cambridge.
• Canterbury.
• Oxford.
• Portsmouth.
• Salisbury.
• Stratford-upon-Avon.
• Winchester.

What is the nearest capital city to London? Outside of United Kingdom, the nearest capital city as the crow flies to London is Brussels, Belgium at 197.3 miles.

8 Great European Cities With Short Flight Times From The UK

• Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands.
• Paris, France. Paris is one of the most romantic cities in the world.
• Antwerp, Belgium.
• Cologne, Germany.
• Geneva, Switzerland.
• Barcelona, Spain.
• Prague, Czech Republic.
• Salzburg, Germany.

THE shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world takes just 90 seconds from take off to landing. If you want to try it for yourself, you’re in luck – as it is in the UK. The flight runs between the islands of Westray and Papa Westray, two of the islands in Orkney, Scotland.

The UK is an island nation, but shares a open land border with Ireland. It neighbours several countries by sea, including France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands and Iceland.

I’d say the countries that are the most similar to the UK are, in no particular order – Australia, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, New Zealand.

What about countries? To start with, there’s the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The U.K., as it is called, is a sovereign state that consists of four individual countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Distance from Scotland to England is 500 kilometers. This air travel distance is equal to 311 miles. The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Scotland and England is 500 km= 311 miles.

Constitutional role in Scotland Her Majesty is Queen of the United Kingdom, but the 1707 Act of Union provided for certain powers of the monarch to endure in Scotland.

Solway–Tweed line

Edinburgh