10. Some States Are Bigger Than Others
Despite being located in the same state as Memphis, Bristol is actually closer to Canada than to Memphis, Tennessee. This intriguing distance anomaly highlights the vastness of the state of Tennessee, stretching over a considerable expanse from east to west.
Bristol, situated near the Tennessee-Virginia border, lies in a position that makes the distance to the Canadian border shorter than the distance to Memphis, located in the southwestern corner of Tennessee. This really emphasizes the unexpected scale and distances that exist within the United States.