According to "I can see Russia from my house" Sarah Palin, the US State closest to Russia is Alaska.
The closest the Louisiana Territory got to Florida was the southern tip of Alabama.
Florida
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cleaveland, Idaho
Western Australia is closest to Africa.
The US state positioned closest to Australia is Hawaii. Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean, and the east coast of Australia is bordered by the Pacific. The flight distance from Hawaii to Australia is about 9100 km.
Washington is the closest US state to Alaska.
Alaska, then Hawaii, however somewhere in WA or OR is actually the closest in the contiguous US
the us state of new york
Texas would be such state.
South Africa
Michigan has the closest population to Guinea.
Florida
Florida.
Alaska.
Alaska