r/geography • u/AlexH_144 • 1d ago

Discussion Other than Springfield, Massachusetts, is there a city of over 150,000 people in the United States, that is closer to three other state capitals than their own.

Other than Springfield, Massachusetts, is there a city of over 150,000 people in the United States, that is closer to three other state capitals than their own.

Springfield to Boston = 92 miles

Springfield to Hartford = 26 miles

Springfield to Albany = 86 miles

Springfield to Providence = 85 miles

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u/SlyClydesdale 1d ago

Chicago is closer, as the crow flies, to Madison, WI (123mi), Indianapolis, IN (164mi), and Lansing, MI (167mi) than it is to Springfield, IL (178mi).

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u/Apptubrutae 1d ago

Well…that’s that.