The Question: Which ABA-accredited law schools are at compass extremes? That is, which law school is the most southern, western, eastern, and northern?
Here is one hint that may help you: [show] Each answer is a different school.[hide] And another hint: [show] Only one of the schools is within the 48 contiguous United States.[hide]
The answers:
The northernmost: [show] University of North Dakota School of Law in Grand Forks, ND, at 47° 55′ 17″ N, 97° 4′ 14″ W [hide] The southernmost: [show] Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law in Ponce, PR, at 18° 0′ 9.45″ N, 66° 36′ 57.28″ W [hide] The easternmost: [show] University of Puerto Rico School of Law in San Juan, PR, at 18° 24′ 10″ N, 66° 3′ 0″ W [hide] The westernmost: [show] University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law in Honolulu, HI, at 21° 17′ 49.2″ N, 157° 49′ 1.2″ W [hide] Also interesting: [show] Furthest East (mainland): University of Maine School of Law, in Portland, ME, at 43° 39′ 39.96″ N, 70° 16′ 44.04″ W Furthest South (mainland): University of Miami School of Law, in Coral Gables, FL, at 25° 43′ 17.92″ N, 80° 16′ 45.36″ W Furthest West (mainland): University of Oregon School of Law, in Eugene, OR, at 44° 2′ 34.69″ N, 123° 4′ 9.44″ W [hide] (In figuring this out, I am indebted to Julie Jones, librarian and prawf at the University of Connecticut School of Law, who inputted the location of each school to create a map of all ABA-accredited law schools. Super cool! Thanks!)
Posted by Eric E. Johnson on October 3, 2009 at 09:01 AM