What is the distance in miles from the west coast of Africa to the East Coast of the US?

Answer 1

East Coast to West Coast

The shortest distance from the East to West Coast (as the crow flies) would be 2,092 miles (3,347 km) from San Diego, CA to Jacksonville, FL.

More input from WikiAnswers contributors:

• The precise distance depends on the exact latitude where you make the measurement but it is approximately 3,000miles.
  
  
• Its roughly about 3400 miles at it's widest point

• From Virgina Beach, Va. to San Jose, Ca. it is about 2,990 miles. From Jacksonville, Fl. to Aberdeen, Wa. it is 3,087 miles. From Augusta, Maine to Los Angeles, Ca it is 3,148 miles. This gives you an average of 3,075 miles.

West Coast of Africa to East Coast of U.S.

Using Senegal as the reference point for the west coast of Africa and:

• Fort Lauderdale, FL as the reference point for the east coast of the U.S., the distance is approximately 4,330 miles.
• Myrtle Beach, SC as the reference point for the east coast of the US, the distance is approximately 4,230 miles.
• Virginia Beach, VA as the reference point for the east coast of the US, the distance is approximately 4,100 miles.
• Atlantic City, NJ as the reference point for the east coast of the US, the distance is approximately 4,030 miles.
• New York, NY as the reference point for the east coast of the US, the distance is approximately 4,000 miles.
• Cape Cod, MA as the reference point for the east coast of the US, the distance is approximately 3,850 miles.

The mean distance, calculated from the values above, is about 4,200 miles.