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Georgia to Oregon: the shortest border chain

You can get from Georgia to Oregon crossing only land borders — the shortest chain passes through 5 states.

Fewest states

  1. StartGeorgia
  2. 1Tennessee
  3. 2Missouri
  4. 3Nebraska
  5. 4Wyoming
  6. 5Idaho
  7. FinishOregon

The fewest-states route is also the shortest by distance: about 3,496 km measured between state centers.

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.

Bordlr is a free daily geography game: connect two regions through the lands that border them, in as few countries and as few kilometers as you can.

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