Farthest Apart U.S. States: Alaska and Hawaii

The Maximum Separation

Among the listed states—Maine, Alaska, Hawaii, North Carolina, Florida—the pair with the greatest distance is Alaska and Hawaii.

Distance

• Anchorage, AK → Honolulu, HI: ~2,800 miles (4,500 km) great-circle.
• Extreme points: Attu Island (AK) → Ka Lae (HI) ≈ 3,200 miles.
• Commonly cited: ~4,900 miles refers to contiguous US extremes (West Quoddy Head, ME → Ka Lae, HI) or similar.

Why Not Others?

• Maine–Hawaii: ~5,100 mi (but Maine not in original list? It is. Actually ME–HI > AK–HI). Wait—the question lists Maine, Alaska, Hawaii, NC, Florida. The farthest pair among these five is Maine and Hawaii (~5,100 mi). Alaska–Hawaii is ~2,800 mi. Alaska–Maine ~3,100 mi. Florida–Hawaii ~4,600 mi. NC–Hawaii ~4,700 mi.

Correction: Among {Maine, Alaska, Hawaii, North Carolina, Florida}, the maximum distance is Maine to Hawaii (~5,100 miles / 8,200 km).

Key Distances (Great-Circle, Major Cities)

So: Maine and Hawaii are the farthest apart of the five.