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Extreme Points of the United States (50 States)| | | | Distance1 |
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| Extreme point | Latitude | Longitude | mi. | km |
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| Northernmost point: Point Barrow, Alaska | 71°23' N | 156°29' W | 2,507 | 4,034 | | Easternmost point: West Quoddy Head, Maine | 44°49' N | 66°57' W | 1,788 | 2,997 | | Southernmost point: Ka Lae (South Cape), Hawaii | 18°55' N | 155°41' W | 3,463 | 5,573 | | Westernmost point: Cape Wrangell, Alaska (Attu Island) | 52°55' N | 172°27' E | 3,625 | 5,833 |
1. From geographic center of United States (incl. Alaska and Hawaii), west of Castle Rock, S.D., 44°58' lat., 103°46' W long. If measured from the prime meridian in Greenwich, England, Cape Wrangell, Attu Island, Alaska, would be the easternmost point.
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