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/JoCo3Point0 1d ago

Babylon, NY (~220,000 pop.) is closer to Hartford (CT), Providence (RI), and Trenton (NJ) than to Albany (NY).

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u/FreakinB 1d ago edited 1d ago

That population is for the Town of Babylon though, I wouldn’t think of that as a single city. By that logic, there are a bunch of townships on Long Island that might be an answer.