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This is a list of extreme points of New England , which are points that extend farther north, south, east, or west than any other part of New England . There is also the highest point, lowest point, and geographic center .
Distinction
Location
Coordinates
Northernmost point
Estcourt Station, Maine , opposite Pohénégamook, Quebec
47°28′N 69°13′W / 47.467°N 69.217°W / 47.467; -69.217
Southernmost point
Great Captain Island , Connecticut
40°59′N 73°37′W / 40.983°N 73.617°W / 40.983; -73.617
Westernmost point
In Greenwich, Connecticut , approximately 1 mile west of I-684 , in Fairfield County (near the intersection of High Hill Road and King Street)
41°6′2″N 73°43′39″W / 41.10056°N 73.72750°W / 41.10056; -73.72750
Easternmost point
West Quoddy Head , Maine (also the easternmost point of the United States mainland )
44°49′N 66°57′W / 44.817°N 66.950°W / 44.817; -66.950
Northernmost town
Madawaska, Maine
47°18′25″N 68°14′29″W / 47.30694°N 68.24139°W / 47.30694; -68.24139
Southernmost town
Greenwich, Connecticut
41°0′N 73°37′W / 41.000°N 73.617°W / 41.000; -73.617
Westernmost town
Easternmost town
Lubec, Maine
44°50′N 67°1′W / 44.833°N 67.017°W / 44.833; -67.017
Northernmost city
Caribou, Maine
46°51′49″N 67°59′53″W / 46.8636°N 67.998°W / 46.8636; -67.998
Southernmost city
Stamford, Connecticut
41°03′12″N 73°32′26″W / 41.0532°N 73.5405°W / 41.0532; -73.5405
Westernmost city
Easternmost city
Eastport, Maine
44°54′49″N 67°0′14″W / 44.91361°N 67.00389°W / 44.91361; -67.00389
Highest point
Mount Washington , New Hampshire — 6,288.2 feet (1,916.66 m)[1] (Sargent's Purchase /Thompson and Meserve's Purchase )
44°16′13″N 71°18′12″W / 44.27028°N 71.30333°W / 44.27028; -71.30333
Lowest point
Atlantic Ocean — sea level
Geographic center
Dunbarton, New Hampshire [2]
43°06′N 71°36′W / 43.100°N 71.600°W / 43.100; -71.600
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