- If we consider the closest point of the US (Miami, Florida) to the Sahara Desert (Nouadhibou, Mauritania) as the reference, the distance is approximately 4,950 miles (8,000 kilometers).
- On the other hand, if we measure the distance between the furthest points of the US (Adak, Alaska) and the Sahara Desert (Dakhla, Morocco), it is roughly 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometers).