You could fit Texas into Alaska 2 times! One-fifth the size of the Lower 48, Alaska is bigger than Texas, California, and Montana combined!
How big is Alaska from Texas? Here are some info according to Alaska.org:
Alaska is also far-flung: 3.1 times wider (east to west) and 1.9 times taller (north to south) than Texas. From north to south, Alaska measures 1420 miles, the distance from Denver to Mexico City, and east to west 2500 miles, the distance from Savannah, GA to Santa Barbara, CA.
Alaska has 99 times as much inland water (in lakes, reservoirs, and rivers) as Texas. In fact, Alaska has 3 million lakes over twenty acres big.
Alaska has more than 50% of the entire U.S. coastline, or 6,640 miles. Texas has 367 miles of coastline!
Alaska has 640 sq. miles of land for every mile of paved road. Texas has 20 sq. miles of land for every mile of road. In other words, Alaska’s land-to-road ratio is 31.3 times greater.
Here’s an interactive list of U.S. States, including their land sizes and densities.
Curious how big is Alaska from other US states? Find out how other states size up to the Last Frontier at Alaska.org.