Oklahoma Is Actually Closer to the Pacific Ocean Than Georgia by About 500 Miles

Contrary to intuition, Oklahoma is closer to the Pacific Ocean than Georgia. Measured as the crow flies:

• Oklahoma (central): ~1,200 miles (1,930 km) to the Pacific coast (e.g., San Diego).
• Georgia (central): ~1,700 miles (2,735 km) to the Pacific.

The difference arises because Georgia is on the Atlantic seaboard, while Oklahoma sits in the central continental interior, with the Rocky Mountains intervening but the straight-line distance shorter.