What states border Connecticut?
Connecticut borders 3 states: Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island.
Part of the Northeast group in the us state borders atlas.
🧭 Longest journey: starting from Connecticut, the farthest state you can
reach without a sea crossing is Nevada
— 9 border crossings away.
📏 Closest state by distance: Rhode Island — about 98 km (great-circle distance between state centers, US Census Bureau coordinates).
States near Connecticut
The closest states to Connecticut that don't share a land border:
Why it matters in Bordlr
Every Bordlr puzzle is built on this border graph: you connect two regions by naming the chain of neighbors between them. Knowing Connecticut's neighbors cold makes it a much faster link in any chain.
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