COMPARISON OF DISTANCES BY AND BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND NEW YORK AND
PRINCIPAL CITIES.
(Distances in statute miles, furnished by War Department.)
New York New Orleans
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Atlanta 846 498
Baltimore 188 1,184
Birmingham 1,043 348
Boston 235 1,607
Buffalo 442 1,275
Charleston 739 776
Chattanooga 846 498
Chicago 912 912
Cincinnati 781 836
Cleveland 584 1,092
Dallas 1,642 515
Denver 1,932 1,356
Detroit 693 1,100
Duluth 1,390 1,340
El Paso 2,310 1,195
Galveston 1,782 410
Indianapolis 827 888
Kansas City 1,335 867
Little Rock 1,290 487
Louisville 867 749
Memphis 1,156 396
Minneapolis 1,332 1,285
Mobile 1,231 141
Norfolk 347 1,093
Oklahoma City 1,643 856
Omaha 1,402 1,070
Pittsburgh 444 1,142
Philadelphia 91 1,281
Port Townsend 3,199 2,979
Portland, Oregon 3,204 2,746
Salt Lake City 2,442 1,928
San Antonio 1,943 571
San Francisco 3,191 2,482
Savannah 845 661
Seattle 3,151 2,931
St. Louis 1,058 701
Toledo 705 1,040
Washington, D.C. 228 1,144
COMPARISON OF DISTANCES BY WATER ROUTES BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND NEW
YORK TO PRINCIPAL PORTS OF THE WORLD.
(Distances in nautical miles, supplied by Hydrographic Office, Navy
Department; land routes in statute miles supplied by War Department.)
New York New Orleans
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Antwerp 3,325 4,853
Bombay--
Via Suez 8,120 9,536
Via Cape of Good Hope 11,250 11,848
Buenos Ayres 5,868 6,318
Callao--
Via Panama 3,392 2,764
Via Tehauntepec 4,246 2,991
Cape Town 6,851 7,374
Colon (eastern end of Panama Canal) 1,981 1,380
Havana 1,227 597
Hong Kong--
Via Panama 11,431 10,830
[a] Via rail to San Francisco 9,277 8,568
Honolulu--
Via Panama 6,686 6,085
Via rail to San Francisco 5,288 4,579
Liverpool 3,053 4,553
London 3,233 4,507
Manila--
Via Panama 11,546 10,993
[a] Yokohama and San Francisco 9,480 8,771
[a] Yokohama and Port Townsend 9,192 8,972
Melbourne--
[a] Via San Francisco 10,231 9,522
Via Panama 10,028 9,424
Via Tehauntepec 9,852 8,604
Via Suez Canal 12,981 14,303
Mexico City--
By land and water 2,399 1,172
By land 2,898 1,526
New Orleans--
Land 1,372
Water 1,741
Nome, Alaska--
[a] Via San Francisco 5,896 5,187
[a] Via Port Townsend 5,555 5,335
Via Panama 8,010 7,410
Panama (western end Canal)--
Via Canal and Colon 2,028 1,427
Pernambuco, Brazil 3,696 3,969
Rio de Janeiro 4,778 5,218
San Juan, P.R. 1,428 1,539
Singapore--
Via Yokohama and Panama 13,104 12,503
Via Suez 10,170 11,560
San Francisco 3,191 2,482
Via Tehauntepec 4,415 3,191
Via Panama 5,305 4,704
Tehauntepec--
Eastern end of railroad 2,036 812
Valparaiso--
Via Panama 4,637 4,035
Yokohama--
Via Honolulu and Tehauntepec 9,243 7,995
Via Honolulu and Panama 10,093 9,492
Via Panama 9,869 9,268
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[a] By land and water.
[b] By land.