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For Delaware, I eyeball the distance from the center of population to the nearest border (again NJ) at maybe three miles. But Delaware's so small that I feel l
by madcaptenor 5y ago
For Delaware, I eyeball the distance from the center of population to the nearest border (again NJ) at maybe three miles. But Delaware's so small that I feel like that doesn't count; something like (distance to border)/(square root of state area) might be worth looking at.
- et2o 5y agoDefinitely-would want to normalize distance by total state size, your formula works. I'm pretty sure NY would be the winner here, although Alaska might also be close by this metric.
- zamadatix 5y agoGoogle Map's measurement tool is giving me a hair under 5 miles which beats out Rhode Island.
- madcaptenor 5y agoThat's what I'm seeing too - can't believe I forgot there was a measurement tool.