You Can Get To Every State & Province Minnesota Borders By Only Travelling South

Map created by reddit user ThePirateRSThe map above shows that it’s theoretically possible to travel south Minnesota and still enter every state and province it borders. It was actually inspired by this map about Arkansas.

from the author:

I know it seems like this isn’t true at least including Manitoba but hear me out.

The Angle Inlet is a tiny community on the edge of the Lake of the Woods which is the Northernmost point in the contiguous US.

It sits on the Canadian side of the lake due to a mapping discrepancy in the 1700s and you can only drive to it if you cross the Canadian border.

While the border looks North to South, I researched a bit and looked into the actual border coordinates.

According to the International Boundary Commission which maintains the border between Canada and the United States, the Northwestern most point of the border in Angle is 49.384472 -95.153389 which travels South to where it meets the Northern border of the United States in the Lake of the Woods at 48.998861, -95.153194.

This means the border runs slightly Southeast, and if you were to travel perfectly South from the Northwest point of Minnesota, you’ll end up about 8 meters into Canada by the time you hit Lake of the Woods and about 14 meters by the time you hit the end of the border in the lake.

So you can travel south and enter: