Asked by Reed

Is Maine farther north than North Dakota? I think the answer is yes. Am I correct?
Answered by Writeacher
Yes.

http://www.50states.com/us.htm

http://www.google.com/images?q=map+usa&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=7XyLTMydM4aKlwfg_4Vh&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=11&ved=0CFEQsAQwCg&biw=1024&bih=403
Answered by drwls
I'm afraid the answer is no, despite the appearance of the map in the link provided by Writeacher. It is a distorted and tilted conic projection.

The highest latitude of Maine is 47.6 degrees North. The highest latitude on North Dakota as well as Montana, Idaho and Washington, is 49.0 degrees. Minnesota sticks out a little bit farther north at Lake of The Woods.
Answered by Writeacher
Ahhh, thanks DrWLS -- I do depend on visual stuff a great deal!!
Answered by drwls
Here's a better map to answer your question (a Mercator projection). East-west constant-latitude parallels are horizontal everywhere:

http://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/images/usa-politcal-map.jpg

I was amazed how many maps of the USA that are shown online are distorted in the northeast corner.
Answered by Writeacher
Hey, that's a really good map -- helps a great deal. I'll have to save this one.
Answered by Anonymous
Washington, Idaho, north Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, are more north then maine
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