[jmharvey]

Another common geographic mental misplacement is the degree to which the east coast of the United States runs northeast/southwest. The closest US state to Africa is Maine.

[antognini]

Same with the Californian coast, but going northwest/southeast. A reliable way to blow most Californians' minds is to point out that Reno, Nevada is further west than Los Angeles.

[bombcar]

And the US leans southeast, also, all of Florida is south of California.

[silvestrov]

United states is a wide bowl, not a rectangle.