Weird Geography Facts About The United States

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1. The World's Population Can Fit Inside Texas

We've all heard everything's bigger in Texas, or just the US in general. But when we take the entire world's area into account, does Texas really seem that big?? Well, it should, because no matter how spread out the Earth's people are, all 8 billion people (that is an approximation) can fit into an area of 250,404 sq miles, basically the size as the same state of Texas.

There is one catch though. Every place in the world has to have the same population density (that is the amount of people in 1 sq mile). But still seems pretty amazing though, doesn't it?

2. New York City Has Over 200 Zip Codes

Let me break that down for you. New York City is so densely populated, that buildings (that's right, buildings) in the city have their own zip codes. For example, the Empire State Building's is: 10118. The Chrysler Building's is: 10174. But if I'm boring you with buildings that have zip codes, you may also be wondering why buildings in this city have zip codes. Is New York the only city with buildings with zip codes?

It all has a very long story that I'm gonna tell you about right now: I have no idea.

3. Boston And Austin Are The Only State Capitals That Rhyme 

You can try Raleigh and Albany, but not really. Carson City & Salt Lake City? Get out of here.

However, since Boston is really pronounced "Bostin", that makes the cities of Boston and Austin the only capital cities in the US that rhyme.

B For Boston
A For Austin 

4. All Cardinal Directions Lead To New York From Stamford, Connecticut

Let's just say you happen to be in Stamford, Connecticut. Similar to how many directions from Detroit lead to Canada, same goes with Stamford and New York. If you drive North, you'll reach New York, if you drive South, you'll reach New York again, if you drive East (even though you'll need an "amphibian vehicle") you'll reach New York again, and if you drive West, big surprise, same result.

-> New York

5. It Is Possible To Walk From The United States To Russia In The Winter

So...picture this. Two islands. Insane, right?!

Okay, but more seriously, there are two islands called Big and Little Diomede. Big Diomede is the easternmost part of Russia, and Little Diomede is located off the coast of Western Alaska. These islands are only located about 2 miles from each other. Because of this, in winter, when the land freezes, it's literally possible to walk across the two islands from Alaska to Russia or Russia to Alaska.

That basically means you can walk from North America to Asia or vice versa.

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Level 60
Apr 9, 2022
Cool, and nice formatting
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Level 43
Apr 9, 2022
Some of them I knew before but it was a great blog! About fact 4, you meant the state of New York or the city?
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Level 55
Apr 9, 2022
thanks....I mean new york city if u want i can specify that
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Level 43
Apr 9, 2022
So how would get by there going to north?
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Level 51
Apr 12, 2022
North - Pound Ridge, New York (Approximately 45 minutes to the nearest part of New York City)

South - Oyster Bay, New York (Approximately 30 minutes to the nearest part of New York City)

East - Southold, New York (Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes to the nearest part of New York City)

West - Pound Ridge / North Castle / Rye, New York (Approximately 45 minutes to the nearest part of New York City)

In fact, New York City is inaccessible from Stamford using the cardinal directions, so I think you mean New York State instead of the city.

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Level 78
Apr 9, 2022
I don't know how the zip-code system works, but here in the Uk we have postal codes that are similar to Canadian codes. Many buildings have their own code. In fact my postal code is only shared with around twenty houses. One of the most famous buildings, Buckingham Palace, has the post code SW1A 1AA