Geography trivia

[Valuist]

In the US and Canada, which is the biggest suburb, by population?

1. Long Beach, CA
2. Mississauga, Ontario
3. Mesa, AZ
4. Fort Lauderdale, FL
5. Anaheim, CA

 

[jimmythegreek]

I'll say Mesa.

 

[MrTop]

#1 ---LB ---close to railbird

 

[gravy]

# 2

 

[Valuist]

# 2

We have a winner. Mississauga, Ontario has a bigger population than Denver, Washington DC, Boston or Nashville.

 

[mr merlin]

We have a winner. Mississauga, Ontario has a bigger population than Denver, Washington DC, Boston or Nashville.

What is that a suburb of? toronto?

 

[gravy]

I know I was watching a program about Toronto and they said that Mississauga, Ontario was one of the fastest growing communities in the area

 

[Valuist]

What is that a suburb of? toronto?

Yes

 

[Valuist]

In the contiguous 48 states, what is the northern most point?

1. northern tip of Washington
2. northern tip of Minnesota
3. northern tip of Maine

 

[FairWarning]

Minn?

 

[Valuist]

Minn?

Correct, The "NW Angle" in Minnesota is on the Canadian side of Lake of the Woods and can only be accessed by car by going thru Canada first.

 

[Valuist]

Erie, PA is within 140 miles of how many NFL cities?

 

[FairWarning]

Erie, PA is within 140 miles of how many NFL cities?

6

 

[Valuist]

6

Not that many.

If it was 300 miles, we could add Cincinnati, Philadelphia and maybe Balt or Wash. Not sure on the past 2. And by air miles, probably Detroit.

 

[FairWarning]

I was thinking Buff, NYG, NYJ, Cle, Pitt, Philly

 

[skinny]

Buff
Pitt
Cleve

 

[trytrytry]

fun thred.

what is further EAST.

Boston MAss or
Santiago Chile

 

[mr merlin]

fun thred.

what is further EAST.

Boston MAss or
Santiago Chile

chili

 

[winkyduck]

fun thred.

what is further EAST.

Boston MAss or
Santiago Chile

I'll try: Bahhhhhhhstahn

Further West:

Reno, NV
Santa Barbara, CA

 

[mr merlin]

Further south:

London UK

Winnipeg Manitoba

 

[FairWarning]

Winn

 

[FairWarning]

I'll try: Bahhhhhhhstahn

Further West:

Reno, NV
Santa Barbara, CA

Reno

 

[Foresthill]

Further West: Reno, NV

Further South: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Note: FWIW I was typing these answers and didn't see the two previous posts.

 

[Chi_Archie]

Which US state touches furtherest East?

 

[Foresthill]

Alaska as the Aleutian Islands cross the 180 degree Meridian.

Alaska is also furthest North and West (both obvious).

 

[FairWarning]

Which US state touches furtherest East?

NC?

 

[jimmythegreek]

I'd like to know the answer if you just consider the continental 48.

 

[FairWarning]

I'd like to know the answer if you just consider the continental 48.

Looks like Maine is the farthest east.

 

[winkyduck]

Looks like Maine is the farthest east.

..................and the only one of the 48 states that touches just one other.

 

[TheGuesser]

Which US state touches furtherest East?

Florida??

 

[raycabino]

Which US state touches furtherest East?

Alaska lol.

 

[Valuist]

Buff
Pitt
Cleve

Correct

 

[Valuist]

Which US state touches furtherest East?

Maine for states..

Counting US territories, I'll say either Puerto Rico or St Thomas/US Virgin Islands

 

[Valuist]

Which is further south?

Brownsville TX or Key West FL?

 

[raycabino]

Which is further south?

Brownsville TX or Key West FL?

Wow, would have assumed key west so I guess it has to be Brownsville.

 

[Valuist]

Wow, would have assumed key west so I guess it has to be Brownsville.

It is Key West, but not by a lot.

 

[Chi_Archie]

Alaska lol.

correct

Alaska is the Northern-most, Western-most and Eastern-most state

 

[winkyduck]

Which is further south?

Brownsville TX or Key West FL?

Key West is the Southern most city in the entire USA

 

[Valuist]

correct

Alaska is the Northern-most, Western-most and Eastern-most state

https://www.infoplease.com/askeds/furthest-points-east-and-west-us#:~:text=West Quoddy Head, Me.,,3,625 miles west of center.

 

[Valuist]

At one point in time, the biggest US cities by population were these:

1. New York City 7.9 million
2 Chicago 3.6 million
3. Philadelphia 2.1 million
4. Los Angeles 2.0 million
5. Detroit 1.8 million
6. Baltimore 950k
7. Cleveland 915k
8. St Louis 856k
9. Washington DC 802k
10. Boston 801k

What year would this be?