The distance from Jacksonville, Florida to Los Angeles, California is about 3888 km. The earth’s circumference is about 40 000 km (source), so the US spans about 10% of that, roughly :)
The distance from Jacksonville, Florida to Los Angeles, California is about 3888 km. The earth’s circumference is about 40 000 km (source), so the US spans about 10% of that, roughly :)
From my basic searches I think you’re underestimating a little. I found 2,800 miles was the width according to most websites (Los Angeles is actually a bit further East than Reno, Nevada), my cocktail napkin math puts the width closer to 4,400 kilometers.
Still, really interesting to be the fourth widest country on earth (behind Russia, Canada, China, and Brazil).
https://info-welt.com/how-wide-is-the-usa-in-miles-or-kilometers/