The distance from Jacksonville, Florida to Los Angeles, California is about 3888 km. The earth's circumference is about 40 000 km (source), so the US spans about 10% of that, roughly :)

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[–] 26 points 3 weeks ago

That's driving distance. And if you're ignoring latitude and focusing on the lower 48 states, why not measure diagonally?

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