• cerothem@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    All these guys are posting crossing their whole country, but as Texas is one state, it’s fair to say that’s the same as a province.

    Shared route From Windsor, Ontario to Kenora, Ontario via ON-401 E.

    23 hr 6 min (2,190 km) For the best route in current traffic visit https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jmm9TmKVu79bTANq5

    Staying only within Ontario, Canada it takes almost one full day of literally non stop driving.

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      7 months ago

      Best I can find in Canada is in BC. I think you could get longer distances in a few other provinces, but the issue is a lack of roads/destinations in the northern corners, haha.

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        7 months ago

        That is a respectable size and to you sir I can only say what any man can say in this situation.

        It’s not about the size, but how you use it. ;-)

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      7 months ago

      Someone travelling from Windsor would almost certainly take the shorter 17hr trip through the states. Still a long one.

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      7 months ago

      The 51st state is part of the USA, that’s the whole point of this post. The Euros just can’t grasp the size.

      I guess I missed the /s

      Did no one get the 51st state joke…

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        7 months ago

        Your geography lesson for today is (Google) mapping a route from Brest to Menton (France) and compare it to the route posted by OP.

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          7 months ago

          Your history lesson for today is looking up when Canada became the 51st state…and realize I was being sarcastic.

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          7 months ago

          But that’s crossing a country. Texas is a state. Going from San Diego to Portland, Maine is ~46 hours, and that’s probably not the longest route. There’s also Alaska and Hawaii (no direct roads to the contiguous 48 states), and Florida, that’s just a pretty long route off the top of my head.

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            7 months ago

            Your geography lesson for today is to map 2 routes across the EU and compare them to your statement.

            1. Map the longest route across the continental EU.
            2. Connect the farthest points of France by way of Paris and compare it to the distance between Hawaii and New York. (Hint: Start is in South America or the Caribbean and finish is in the Pacific. )