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|Easternmost town || [[Lubec, Maine]] |
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|Highest Point || [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington {6,288 ft. (1916.6 m) }]], [[New Hampshire]] <small> ([[Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire| |
|Highest Point || [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington {6,288 ft. (1916.6 m) }]], [[New Hampshire]] <small> ([[Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire|'s Purchase]]/[[Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, New Hampshire|Thompson and Meserve's Purchase]])</small> |
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|Lowest Point || Sea Level |
|Lowest Point || Sea Level |
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Revision as of 16:49, 8 April 2007
This is a list of extreme points of New England, which are points that extend farther north, south, east or west than any other part of New England. There is also the highest, lowest point and the geographic center.
| Point/town | location |
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| Northernmost point | Estcourt Station, Maine, opposite Pohenegamook, Quebec |
| Southernmost point | Great Captain Island, Connecticut |
| Westernmost point | In Greenwich, Connecticut, Approximately 1 mile west of I-684, in Fairfield County (near the intersection of High Hill Road and King Street) |
| Easternmost point | Quoddy Head, Maine (also the easternmost point in the United States) |
| Northernmost town | Madawaska, Maine |
| Southernmost town | Byram, part of Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Westernmost town | Greenwich, Connecticut (American Lane) |
| Easternmost town | Lubec, Maine |
| Highest Point | Mount Washington {6,288 ft. (1916.6 m) }, New Hampshire (Sargent's Purchase/Thompson and Meserve's Purchase) |
| Lowest Point | Sea Level |
| Geographic Center | Raymond, New Hampshire, Wakefield, New Hampshire, and Sanford, Maine all claim to be the geographic center |