What's the Furthest You've Been?

[WingedAvenger]

Okay, I've been mulling this question for a while now so I decided to make a thread about it. This may go awesomely or it could be a huge bomb, but here goes:

Think back through your entire life. Perhaps you're a well-travelled commuter, or perhaps you've spent your life confined to a specific area you're comfortable with. What is the furthest you've ever been in all four directions on the globe?

I'll give you mine:

North: Campbell River (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=campbell+river,+bc&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=53.035373,78.75&ie=UTF8&ll=50.028475,-125.249634&spn=0.329065,0.615234&z=11&g=campbell+river,+bc&iwloc=addr), British Columbia, Canada
East: New Orleans (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=new+orleans&sll=50.028475,-125.249634&sspn=0.329065,0.615234&g=campbell+river,+bc&ie=UTF8&ll=29.93292,-90.041885&spn=0.221955,0.307617&z=12), Louisiana
South: Somewhere along the eastern side of the Baja Peninsula (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=baja+peninsula,+mexico&sll=28.709861,-113.862305&sspn=7.184937,9.84375&ie=UTF8&z=7), along the Gulf of California. I'm not sure how far south we got, I think it may have been about half way to the end.
West: The island of Kauai (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=kauai&sll=22.222042,-159.56794&sspn=0.007648,0.009613&ie=UTF8&ll=21.965972,-159.573669&spn=1.961262,2.460938&z=9&g=kauai), Hawaii. Specifically, Haena State Park, which is about as far west as you can go on the northern shore of the island.

[Cold Quake]

North: Fairbanks/North Pole, Alaska.
East: Washington, D.C.
South: Honolulu/Hilo, Hawaii.
West: Yichang, China (I think...).

[Krypto]

Heh, personally, I don't think a question that is based on the assumption that America is the center of the world is going to go over very well, but that's just me. :P

[Druid]

I would say it is actually based off the prime meridian and international dateline. You know, the marks of east and west. However, it's not like America is the only country to claim status as the center of the world. I mean, in Chinese China is called Zhongguo. This literally translates to Middle Kingdom and was based off the idea that China is the center of the world.

Anyway...

Furthest North: umm probably Inverness, Scotland
Furthest East: Atsugi, Japan
Furthest South: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Furthest West: Seattle, Washington

[Crashed]

Ooh, starting here in Houston, Texas.

North: Hastings, Michigan.
South: Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
West: Riverside, California.
East: London, England.

[WingedAvenger]

Heh, personally, I don't think a question that is based on the assumption that America is the center of the world is going to go over very well, but that's just me. :P

Uh, the question isn't based on this assumption. It should be quite obvious that folks from around the planet will have their own responses that may or may not have anything to do with the US. The fact that my own example seemed centered on North America doesn't take away from the possibility that someone from Europe may have responses that center around Europe, or that people from Australia may have responses that center around Australia, or that people from any other part of the globe... well, you get the idea. I hope.

Thanks for contributing, BTW.

[Krypto]

Uh, the question isn't based on this assumption. It should be quite obvious that folks from around the planet will have their own responses that may or may not have anything to do with the US. The fact that my own example seemed centered on North America doesn't take away from the possibility that someone from Europe may have responses that center around Europe, or that people from Australia may have responses that center around Australia, or that people from any other part of the globe... well, you get the idea. I hope.

Thanks for contributing, BTW.

My list is boring. :(

[WingedAvenger]

My list is boring. :(

Let us be the judge of that. :P

[Druid]

Oh but it is. Soooo boring.

:shinner:

[Vendel]

Starting From St. Louisish.

North-Chicagoish
South-Little Rockish
East-Norfolk VA or Nags Head NC
West-Columbia MO

[Krypto]

Let us be the judge of that. :P

Problem is, I'm not exactly sure. I've been in a couple states that could go either way, depending on where exactly I was.

[Murphy's Law]

North: Probably North Sydney, Nova Scotia
East: Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
South: Jacksonville, Florida (though I'll soon be taking a trip to the Caribbean)
West: Los Angeles, California

Nothing too exotic, really.

[Korpershutz]

Me from Dallas

North: Golden, Colorado
West: San Jose, CA
South: Ft Lauderdale, FL
East: Ft Lauderdale, FL

..... Kinda strange

[Kinetix]

From Seattle

North: Anchorage, Alaska
South: Cancun, Mexico
East: Dubrovnik, Croatia
West:Some hotel on Kauai, Hawaii

[Gaia]

Starting from Portland, OR

North: Vancouver BC
South: Tijuana Mexico
East: New York City and Washington DC (which ever is further east)
West: Long Beach Penninsula in WA all the way along the 101 to San Simeon CA

[Astartus]

Hamburg, (North) Germany here:

North: London, UK (and maybe Stonehenge but it is no city for itself). Oh, looking at Gogle Earth, London doesn't look north, so I say Billund - Denmark (Lego Land) then.
South: Island Cres - Croatia
West: Lloret de Mar - Spain (near Barcelona)
East: Budapest - Hungary

So, except for the England trip, never left continental europe :(
But hopefully, this will change some day.

[Half Life]

Well, one of the great things about being in the military is the ability to travel.


North: Anchorage Alaska (i probably made a day trip a little further north but dont really remember 100%)
South: Philippines- Had one of the best and cheapest plates of food in my life there
East: Iraq
West: Thailand - You would not belive the **** you can see there......

[The Mystic]

Starting here in Michigan.

North: Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Think the town name was Paradise, but not positive.

South: Orlando, FL. Disney World when I was like 6 or 7.

West: Well, went to Disney Land when I was an infant, but since I have no conscious memory of that I'll say Iowa.

East: Looking at a map, it looks like the Greek island of Rhodes, with Ephesus in Turkey as a close second. Both were part of my trip to Greece in 2005.

[Antares]

Starting from Kingston, Ontario (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_Ontario):

North: Ottawa, Onatrio
East: Ottawa, Onatrio
South: (Drove to) Kissimmee, Florida
East: Guelph, Ontario (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph,_Ontario) (University)

[Poison]

Starting from Germany:

North: Göteborg, Sweden
South: Ouarzazate, Morocco
East: Heraklion (Kreta), Greece
West: San Francisco (CA), US

[TopHat]

Starting from NJ:

North: Maine
South: Ecuador
East: Italy
West: Pennsylvania

[thebluecanary]

I thought this would be based on where you live. Not just if you are from the US or form Germany or from other places.

Starting St. Louis.

North: Lake Michigan
South: Riviera Maya, Mexico
East: Florida
West: Colorado

[bpphantom]

From the Toronto area:
England
Florida
Nanimo, BC

[WingedAvenger]

This is kind of embarassing, but it has just now occurred to me that, latitudenally speaking, Hawaii is further south than the Baja Peninsula. So I'm going to have to amend my response and say that Waikiki Beach is actually the furthest south I've ever been.

[Galactoman]

This thread just makes me wish I was better-traveled. Never even left the US. I need to save up some $$$.

From the NH Seacoast:

North - Pittsburg, NH
South - Orlando, FL
East - Martha's Vineyard, MA
West - Santa Fe, NM

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EDIT: I also TOTALLY thought this thread was going to be something else.

[Bitter Babe]

I haven't left the country myself. Hopefully will sooner rather than later.

From MA:

North - Lincoln/North Conway, NH
South - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
East - Cape Cod
West - Las Vegas, NV

[Charon]

From Leicester, England, UK.

North - Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
West - Washington DC, Virginia, U.S.A.
East - Brussels, Belgium.
South - Gibraltar.

[Akamaz]

from minnesota USA

north Thunder Bay Minnesota
South Orlando Florida
West Camp Pendleton California
East RAF Mildenhall England

[Gold Rush]

Although some of you may know my location if you have been paying attention, I am going to go "vague" here and say, "the center of the United States" as my origin point. :P

North : Not too exciting. My first guess was Collinsville, Illinois, home of the world's largest Ketchup bottle, but Portland, Oregon seems to be it. One day, i'll push through to Canada!

East : I am gonna "cheat" a bit and for this answer, say Richmond, Virginia. I say this because actually I think I've been more Easterly in my Southern answer...

South : Hard to say, really, since I've traveled a bit all over here, but Buenos Aires, Argentina is the close answer. I've been to Mar Del Plata and probably a bit more South than that a few times.

West : Taipei, Taiwan. A few times. Still striving for Japan one day.

[Gold Rush]

EDIT: I also TOTALLY thought this thread was going to be something else.

And so much for "rounding the bases". eh? :lol: Click the red button (http://www.instantrimshot.com/)

[Xielos]

Starting from Orlando, Fl.

North: New York City (a very long drive :()

East: Puerto Rico, but I'm going to Edinburgh, Scotland in a couple weeks.

South: St. Maartin I think

West: Tallahassee, Fl :shinner:

[Graphite]

I would assume Furthest you've been "from home?" However, as a military brat I have no defined home so cannot participate without a form of reference. But to be in the spirit of things...

Farthest East: Berlin, Germany or maybe a part of Italy.
Farthest West: LA, CA or Washington State.
For Europe I think Cadiz Espania.
Farthest North: Berlin then Amsterdam then London.
Novia Scotia is much farther South than I thought!
For North America looks to be Quebec.
Farthest South: Miami, FL then Houston TX and Tijuana, Mexico.


I wonder if that puts home as my center point in the Atlantic...

[FrostyPox]

North: Frieburg, Germany
South: Orlando, Florida, United States
West: Los Angeles, California, United States
East: Osaka, Japan

EDIT: Upon further inspection of a map, Freiburg, Germany, is a bit north of London, Ontario, so it is actually the furthest North I've been. Europe, in general, is much farther north than one would think.

[suburbanhell]

Hmm...

North: Minnesota somewhere... or Maine.... I think.
South: Some ******** town in Florida.
West: Las Vegas, NV
East: Athens, Greece

[8 Ball]

From Toronto

South: Vegas
North: Ottawa
East: Italy (or Spain...I forget which is farther East)
West: also Vegas I guess :p.

[Vendel]

From Toronto



A Canuck!!!!

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[Kinetix]

From Toronto

South: Vegas
North: Ottawa
East: Italy (or Spain...I forget which is farther East)
West: also Vegas I guess :p.

Spain juts out into the Atlantic. Italy is all nestled in the Mediterranean.

[Galactoman]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/Vendel/random%20stuff/n3akaujpg.gif
I could watch this guy and the guy in your sig react to things all day.

[Solario]

North: Greenland.
West: California.
East: Latvia.
South: Egypt.

It's kind of sad, that I haven't been further south and east than those two really.

[Poison]

Same here, Sol. I need to visit Asia/Oceania urgently.

[WingedAvenger]

From Toronto

South: Vegas
North: Ottawa
East: Italy (or Spain...I forget which is farther East)
West: also Vegas I guess :p.

Which part of Spain? The lower part of it is farther south then Las Vegas.