Florida to Montana: the shortest border chain
You can get from Florida to Montana crossing only land borders — the shortest chain passes through 5 states.
Fewest states
Shortest route by distance
Measured between state centers, the shortest chain covers about 3,326 km — and it takes a different path:
The rules behind the route
These routes come from Bordlr's border graph: strict land borders. Distances are great-circle measurements between state centers, so they rank routes fairly without pretending to be driving distances.
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