Where Is the East Coast of the Us

Atlantic coastal region of the United States

Coastline in the United States

East Coast of the United States

Coastline

Map of the East Coast of the United States, excluding subdivisions with tidal arms of the Atlantic

Map of the East Coast of the United States, excluding subdivisions with tidal arms of the Atlantic

Country United States
Principal cities Boston
New York City
Buffalo
Rochester
Yonkers
Newark
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington, D.C.
Virginia Beach
Raleigh
Charlotte
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Orlando
Tampa
Miami
Largest city New York City
Largest metropolitan area New York metropolitan area
Population

(2017 estimate)

 • Total 118,042,627[1]
Time zone UTC–05:00 (Eastern Time Zone (ETZ))
 • Summer (DST) UTC–04:00 (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT))

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. Regionally, the term refers to the coastal states and area east of the Appalachian Mountains that have shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean, from north to south, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.[2]

Toponymy and composition [edit]

The place name "East Coast" derives from the idea that the contiguous 48 states are defined by two major coastlines, one at the western edge and one on the eastern edge. Other terms for referring to this area include the "Eastern Seaboard" ("seaboard" being American English for coast), "Atlantic Coast", and "Atlantic Seaboard" (because the coastline lies along the Atlantic Ocean).

The 14 states that have a shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean are, from north to south, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.[2] In addition, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia border tidal arms of the Atlantic (the Delaware River and the Potomac River, respectively). The states of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas (via the Gulf of Mexico), as well as the territories of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and Navassa Island (the latter only bordering the Caribbean Sea) have Atlantic coastline, but are not included in the definition.

Although Pennsylvania, Vermont, and West Virginia have no Atlantic coastline, they are grouped with the Eastern Seaboard states because of their locations in the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Old South,[3] and their history as part of the land base of the original Thirteen Colonies (viz. the Colony of New Hampshire, the Colony of New York and the Colony of Virginia). The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is drained by the Potomac River into Chesapeake Bay.

Colonial history [edit]

The original Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain in North America all lay along the East Coast.[a]

Two additional U.S. states on the East Coast were not among the original Thirteen Colonies: Maine (became part of the English colony of Massachusetts in 1677)[4] and Florida (part of New Spain until 1821, though held by the British from after the end of the French and Indian War until 1781). Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records. The state received its name from this Spanish conquistador, who called the peninsula La Pascua Florida in recognition of the verdant landscape and because it was the Easter season, which the Spaniards called Pascua Florida (Festival of Flowers).[5]

The Middle Colonies (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware) had been owned by the Dutch as New Netherland, until they were ceded to the English in the mid- to late 17th century.[ citation needed ]

Climate and physical geography [edit]

Three basic climate regions occur on the East Coast according to the Köppen climate classification and four according to the Trewartha climate classification from north to south based on the monthly mean temperature of the coldest month (January) and the number of months averaging above 50°F (10°C), respectively:

The region from northern Maine and Upstate New York south to southern Connecticut, most of northern New Jersey, and western Maryland has a humid continental climate (Dfa/Dfb), with warm-to-hot summers, and cold and snowy winters, with at least one month averaging below freezing, and four to seven months warmer than 50°F. The area from Long Island and New York City south to southern Delaware and western North Carolina has a temperate climate (Cfa/Do in the Trewartha climate classification), with long and hot summers and at least one month over 22°C (71.6°F,) cool winters with all months over freezing, and six to seven months above 50°F. [1]

The area from the southern Delmarva Peninsula, SE Virginia, and central NC south to central Florida is subtropical (Cfa), with hot and rainy summers, mild and drier winters, and eight to twelve months above 50°F. Around south-central Florida southward (from the line from Stuart to Fort Myers south through the Florida Keys) exists a tropical climate, which is usually frost-free, is warm to hot all year, and has all months averaging above 18°C (64.4°F). [2]

The least common climate on the East Coast is the oceanic (Cfb/Do), which is only found on Block Island and Nantucket and in areas of the southern Appalachian Mountains. This zone has all monthly averages between 0 and 22°C and six to seven months above 50°F.

Seasonally, average monthly precipitation ranges from a slight late fall (November) maximum from Massachusetts northward (as at Portland, Maine), to a slight summer maximum in the Mid-Atlantic states from southern Connecticut south to Virginia (as at Wilmington, Delaware and Norfolk, Virginia), to a more pronounced summer maximum from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, southward along the Southeastern United States coast to Savannah, Georgia. The Florida peninsula has a sharp wet-summer/dry-winter pattern, with 60 to 70% of precipitation falling between June and October in an average year and a dry, and sunny late fall, winter, and early spring.

Although landfalls are rare, the Eastern Seaboard is susceptible to hurricanes in the Atlantic hurricane season, officially running from June 1 to November 30, although hurricanes can occur before or after these dates.[6] Hurricanes Hazel, Hugo, Bob, Isabel, Irene, and Sandy, and most recently Florence, Isaias, Henri, and Ida are some of the more significant storms to have affected the region.[3]

The East Coast (except for eastern Maine) is a low-relief, passive margin coast.[7] It has been shaped by the Pleistocene glaciation in the far northern areas in New England, with offshore islands such as Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, and Fishers Island. From around northern New Jersey southward, the coastal plain broadens southwards, separated from the Piedmont region by the Atlantic Seaboard fall line of the East Coast rivers, often marking the head of navigation and prominent sites of cities. The coastal areas from Long Island south to Florida are often made up of barrier islands that front the coastal areas, with the long stretches of sandy beaches. Many of the larger capes along the lower East Coast are in fact barrier islands, like the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Florida Keys are made up of limestone coral and provide the only coral reefs on the US mainland.

Demographics [edit]

In 2010, the population of the states that have shoreline on the East Coast was estimated at 112,642,503 (36% of the country's total population). New York City is both the largest city and the largest metropolitan area on the East Coast. The East Coast is the most populated coastal area in the United States.[8]

Major East Coast cities and metropolitan areas
City City Population (2018 est.) Metro Population (2018 est.) State
Portland Waterfront.jpeg
Portland
66,417 538,500 Maine
Boston Skyline (193150499).jpeg
Boston
694,583 4,628,910 Massachusetts

Springfield's Skyline, with the Tower Square at the left; and the Monarch Place at the right (the tallest building in Massachusetts outside of Boston)

Springfield
153,606 631,982 Massachusetts
Providence RI skyline2.jpg
Providence
179,335 1,604,291 Rhode Island
Skyline of Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford

122,105 1,211,324 Connecticut
New Haven from East Rock cropped.jpg
New Haven
130,418 862,477 Connecticut
View of Downtown Bridgeport from stairs next to Cabaret Theater
Bridgeport
144,900 939,904 Connecticut
Stamford Connecticut Skyline Aug 2017.jpg
Stamford
129,775 916,829 Connecticut
Manhattan - Staten Island Ferry, New York, NY, USA - August 19, 2015 05.jpg
New York City
8,398,748 19,979,477 New York
Downtown-paterson-nj2.jpg
Paterson
145,627 19,979,477 New Jersey
Newark October 2016 panorama.jpg
Newark
282,090 19,979,477 New Jersey
Jersey City skyline - June 2017.jpg
Jersey City
265,549 19,979,477 New Jersey
35412Elizabethfromabove.jpg
Elizabeth
128,885 19,979,477 New Jersey
Jonathan Dunham House WoodbridgeNJ Built1671.JPG
Woodbridge
100,450 19,979,477 New Jersey
TheEdisonTower.jpg
Edison
100,693 19,979,477 New Jersey
Philadelphia skyline from South Street Bridge January 2020.jpeg
Philadelphia
1,584,138 6,096,120 Pennsylvania
Wilmington Delaware skyline.jpg
Wilmington
70,635 6,069,875 Delaware
Bmore skyline inner harbor.jpg
Baltimore
602,495 2,802,789 Maryland
Metropolitan Columbia.jpg
Columbia
103,467 9,764,315 Maryland
Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union, Germantown, Maryland, May 24, 2014.JPG
Germantown
90,494 9,764,315 Maryland
WashMonument WhiteHouse.jpg
Washington, D.C.
705,749 6,216,589 District of Columbia
Old Town Alexandria.jpg
Alexandria
159,428 9,764,315 Virginia
Falls of the James, Downtown Richmond, Virginia, 2008.JPG
Richmond
228,783 1,260,029 Virginia
Downtown Newport News.jpg
Newport News
179,225 1,672,319 Virginia
Fort Monroe Aerial.jpg
Hampton
134,510 1,672,319 Virginia
Virginia Beach from Fishing Pier.jpg
Virginia Beach
450,138 1,725,246 Virginia
Skyline of Downtown Norfolk Looking Towards Portsmouth.jpg
Norfolk
244,076 1,672,319 Virginia
US Navy 030820-N-9851B-011 Tug boats guide USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) up the Elizabeth River, past Portsmouth landmarks.jpg
Portsmouth
94,632 1,672,319 Virginia
Saint Benedict's Parish (Chesapeake, Virginia) - exterior 2.jpg
Chesapeake
244,835 1,672,319 Virginia
Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina.jpg
Raleigh
469,298 1,337,331 North Carolina
Charlotte Skyline 2011 - Ricky W.jpg
Charlotte
872,498 2,636,883 North Carolina
TheMarketHouse FAY.jpg
Fayetteville
211,657 526,719 North Carolina
Wilmington theater and banking area.JPG
Wilmington
122,607 282,573 North Carolina
Greenville aerial skyline.JPG
Greenville
70,635 920,477 South Carolina
Lady Street edited.jpg
Columbia
133,451 838,433 South Carolina
Edmondston-Alston with carriage tour.jpg
Charleston
136,208 802,122 South Carolina
Atlanta Downtown July 2010.JPG
Atlanta
498,044 5,949,951 Georgia
Augusta Georgia Broad Street Lamar Building.jpg
Augusta
196,939 600,151 Georgia
Savannah river street.jpg
Savannah
145,862 389,494 Georgia
DowntownJax1.jpg
Jacksonville
903,889 1,523,615 Florida
The city beautiful.jpg
Orlando
285,713 2,387,138 Florida
CR514 East - Road Shade (29271012308).jpg
Palm Bay
114,194 543,376 Florida
Psl golf course.jpg
Port St. Lucie
195,248 438,095 Florida
West Palm Beach Aerial November 2014 photo D Ramey Logan.jpg
West Palm Beach
111,398 5,762,717 Florida
Coral Springs downtown January 2019.jpg
Coral Springs
133,507 5,762,717 Florida
Briney Avenue, Pompano Beach - Panorama.jpg
Pompano Beach
111,954 5,762,717 Florida
Skyline of Fort Lauderdale, Nov-15.jpg
Fort Lauderdale
182,595 5,762,717 Florida
Hollywood FL Hollywood Blvd HD01.jpg
Hollywood
154,823 5,762,717 Florida
BCC South Campus - panoramio.jpg
Pembroke Pines
172,374 5,762,717 Florida
Miramar 140,823 5,762,717 Florida
Miami Gardens FL Sunshine State Arch 01.JPG
Miami Gardens
113,069 5,762,717 Florida
Palm Ave-Hialeah - panoramio.jpg
Hialeah
238,942 5,828,191 Florida
Downtown Miami (8204604490).jpg
Miami
470,914 6,158,824 Florida

Transportation [edit]

The primary Interstate Highway along the East Coast is Interstate 95, completed in 2018,[9] [10] which replaced the historic U.S. Route 1 (Atlantic Highway), the original federal highway that traversed all East Coast states, except Delaware.[11] By water, the East Coast is connected from Boston, Massachusetts to Miami, Florida, by the Intracoastal Waterway, also known as the East Coast Canal, which was completed in 1912.[12] [13] Amtrak's Downeaster and Northeast Regional offer the main passenger rail service on the Seaboard. The Acela Express offers the only high-speed rail passenger service in the Americas. Between New York and Boston the Acela Express has up to a 54% share of the combined train and air passenger market.[14] [15]

Some of the largest airports in the United States are located along the East Coast of the United States, such as John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Logan International Airport in Boston, Newark Liberty Airport in Newark, New Jersey, Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Baltimore–Washington International Airport near Baltimore, Washington-Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, Miami International Airport in Miami, Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tampa International Airport in Tampa and Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida.

Culture [edit]

As the first spot in the United States that immigrants arrived and the close proximity of Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America, the East Coast is home to a diverse population and home to multi-cultures when compared to the rest of the US. From the strong Latin culture in southern Florida and New York City, to the 200-year-old Gullah culture of the low country coastal islands of Georgia and South Carolina, to the many historic cities in the Middle Atlantic where a strong English, German, Italian, Irish and French culture are present, the East Coast is significantly more diverse than the rest of the United States. Chinatown in New York City and Little Havana in Miami are examples of such cultural centers in the bigger cities.

The East Coast is home to much of the political and financial power of the United States, as well as the center for resort and travel destinations in the United States. New York City is the largest city and financial capital of the United States and one of the top financial powerhouse cities in the world. Seventy-one of the world's Fortune 500 companies have their corporate headquarters in New York City, while Midtown Manhattan with 400 million square feet of office space in 2018, is the largest central business district in the world. Washington, D.C. is the capital and political nerve center of the United States. Many organizations such as defense contractors, civilian contractors, nonprofit organizations, lobbying firms, trade unions, industry trade groups and professional associations have their headquarters in or near Washington, D.C., in order to be close to the federal government.

Miami and Florida are two of the top domestic and international travel destinations in the United States. Miami is the warmest major city in the United States in winter, this factor contributes to it being a major tourism hub for international visitors. Miami has one of the largest concentrations of international banks in the United States, and the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 55 of which exceed 490 ft (149 m). The port of Miami is the busiest cruise port in the world in both passenger traffic and cruise lines, with over 5.5 million cruise passengers passing through the port each year. The center for tropical plant culture and research in the United States is based in Miami at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, while the state of Florida is the number two producer of oranges in the world behind Brazil.

See also [edit]

  • Atlantic coastal plain
  • Atlantic Seaboard fall line
  • BosWash (Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C.)
  • Northeast megalopolis
  • West Coast of the United States
  • Gulf Coast of the United States
  • East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Those colonies were New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. While Pennsylvania is not directly along the Atlantic shoreline, it borders the tidal portion of the Delaware River and the city of Philadelphia was a major seaport.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "East Coast States 2020". Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b General Reference Map Archived October 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, National Atlas of the United States, 2003.
  3. ^ "NOAA Chart Locator". National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "1500-1667 Contact & Conflict". Maine History Online. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "A Brief History - Florida Department of State". www.flheritage.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  6. ^ Neal Dorst. "Frequently Asked Questions: When is hurricane season?". Hurricane Research Division, NOAA. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  7. ^ Gabler, Robert E.; Petersen, James F.; Trapasso, L. Michael; Sack, Dorothy (2008). Physical Geography. Cengage Learning. p. 575. ISBN978-0495555063. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  8. ^ 2010 Census: Resident Population Data Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Griffin, Riley. "After 60 Years, I-95 Is Complete". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  10. ^ Geewax, Marilyn (August 20, 2010). "Starting A Journey On I-95, The Road Most Traveled" (transcript). NPR.org. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  11. ^ "U.S. 1: Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida". Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. April 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  12. ^ Reiley, Laura (2008). Florida Gulf Coast. Moon Handbooks. p. 373. ISBN9781598800821.
  13. ^ Maurice J. Robinson (2008). Ponte Vedra Beach: A History. p. 89. ISBN9781596294417.
  14. ^ Nixon, Ron (August 15, 2012). "Air Travel's Hassles drive riders to Amtrak's Acela". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. (for Acela express passenger numbers only)
  15. ^ "The Information: Most popular airline routes". Financial Times. January 17, 2009. Archived from the original on January 21, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2010.

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