At 12:54 PM 7/4/2013, Alistair Bell wrote:
>Most westerly, HI members.

Southernmost point of Hawaii is just shy of 19� North.
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=18.91094,-155.681135&spn=0.002948,0.004823&sll=29.548372,-90.682526&sspn=0.347053,0.617294&t=h&z=18

Southernmost point of Texas is about 415 nautical miles further north.
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.826162,-97.385216&spn=0.179547,0.308647&sll=29.548372,-90.682526&sspn=0.347053,0.617294&t=h&z=12

But Key West, Florida is only 338 nautical miles 
north, still a respectable margin.
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=24.544625,-81.807461&spn=0.090723,0.154324&sll=29.548372,-90.682526&sspn=0.347053,0.617294&t=h&z=13

But Puerto Rico's southern point is sixty nautical miles south of Hawaii's.
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=17.926884,-66.925707&spn=0.023723,0.038581&sll=29.548372,-90.682526&sspn=0.347053,0.617294&t=h&z=15

And Guam is another 280 nm south of Puerto Rico.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=guam&hl=en&ll=13.23794,144.649086&spn=0.048543,0.077162&sll=17.929498,-66.927681&sspn=0.047446,0.077162&t=h&hnear=Guam&z=14

Nautical miles are easy because they're sixty per 
degree of latitude.  People who favor statute 
miles can apply a factor of 6080/5280, or for 
kilometers use 6080/3281.  For smoots use 6080/5.5833....**

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Is planning a ban on smut
Oh rooti-ti-toot for Smoot of Ut.
And his reverent occiput.
Smite. Smoot, smite for Ut.,
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Gird up your l�ns,
Smite h-p and th-gh,
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By and By.

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