Maine is the closest US state to Africa. Its easternmost point at Quoddy Head in Lubec, Maine, sits about 3,154 miles from El Beddouza in Morocco, the nearest African landfall across the Atlantic. This surprises many who assume Florida due to flat maps distorting great-circle distances on Earth's curve.
Why not Florida? Florida's Singer Island is roughly 4,085 miles from Guerguerat in Western Sahara, farther than Maine's position. Northeast states like Massachusetts (around 3,154 miles) and New Hampshire follow closely due to similar longitudes.
Key Distances
State| Nearest Point to Africa| Distance (miles)
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Maine| Quoddy Head to El Beddouza| 3,154 1
Massachusetts| Cape Cod area to Morocco| 3,154 1
Florida| Singer Island to Guerguerat| 4,085 1
New Hampshire| Seacoast to Morocco| 3,180 1
