What states border Rhode Island?
Rhode Island borders 2 states: Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Part of the Northeast group in the us state borders atlas.
🧭 Longest journey: starting from Rhode Island, the farthest state you can
reach without a sea crossing is Nevada
— 10 border crossings away.
📏 Closest state by distance: Massachusetts — about 67 km (great-circle distance between state centers, US Census Bureau coordinates).
States near Rhode Island
The closest states to Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island's neighbors cold makes it a much faster link in any chain.
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