Tri-state area
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Tri-state area is an informal term in the United States which can be used for any of several populated areas associated with a particular town or metropolis that, with adjacent suburbs, lies across three states. Some of these involve a state boundary tripoint. Other tri-state areas have a more diffuse population that shares a connected economy and geography—especially with respect to geology, botany, or climate. The term "tri-state area" is often present in radio, television commercials and some movies.[citation needed]
Tri-state areas[edit]
- The Cincinnati metropolitan area, including Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
- The area surrounding New York City, which includes parts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.[1][2][3][4][5][6] See New York metropolitan area, which sometimes includes part of Pennsylvania as a fourth state.
- The Philadelphia metropolitan area, which covers parts of the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware and a portion of Maryland's eastern shore.
- The Greater Boston metropolitan area, which covers parts of the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
- The Providence metropolitan area covers nearly all of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts; though Connecticut is not included in any official definitions of the metropolitan area, three of Rhode Island's five counties border Connecticut.
- The Pittsburgh tri-state area, covering parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.
- The Erie, Pennsylvania, tri-state area includes portions of New York and Ohio.
- The Minisink Valley tri-state region, which covers Orange County, New York; Sussex County, New Jersey; and Pike County, Pennsylvania.
- The Chicago tri-state area, or Chicagoland, includes northeast Illinois, Northwest Indiana, and southeast Wisconsin. Parts of southwest Michigan in the Michiana region are also culturally tied to Chicago. The Tri-State Tollway connects Illinois' portion of Chicagoland with Northwest Indiana and southeast Wisconsin.
- The Greater Memphis area or Mid-South, includes West Tennessee, Northwest Mississippi, and the Arkansas delta.
- The Dubuque, Iowa tri-state area spills over into Illinois and Wisconsin.
- The La Crosse, Wisconsin, tri-state area includes La Crosse and Onalaska in Wisconsin; La Crescent, Hokah, and Brownsville in Minnesota; and New Albin and Lansing in Iowa.
- The Chattanooga, Tennessee, tri-state area includes portions of Alabama and Georgia.
- The area that includes Washington, D.C. and the nearby parts of Maryland and Virginia is sometimes loosely referred to as a "tri-state area," although the District of Columbia is not a state. However, with the presence of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in the official Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan statistical area, the region, as defined by the US Government, does in fact include three states (Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia). Traditionally, however, West Virginia was not considered part of this region, and is therefore not part of the colloquial term used to refer to this area: "the DMV" (DC, Maryland, Virginia).
- ...which is not to be confused with the Delmarva area, which includes Delaware and the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia.
- The "Joplin District", a lead and zinc mining region of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, produces mineral specimens known as "tri-state" minerals, typically consisting mainly of sphalerite.
- The Wiregrass Region includes Southeast Alabama, Southern Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle.
- The Sioux City metropolitan area region of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
- Northwest Litchfield County, Connecticut, southern Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and eastern Dutchess County, New York are referred to as a tri-state area or sometimes the "tri-corners".
- The Keokuk, Iowa tri-state area includes parts of Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois.
- The Quincy, Illinois tri-state region includes parts of southeastern Iowa, northwestern Missouri, and western Illinois.
- The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area includes Evansville, Indiana, and adjacent parts of Illinois and Kentucky.
- The Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area incorporates towns in ten counties in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. This area is sometimes referred to as “Kyova”, a portmanteau of the state abbreviations.
- The Ark-La-Tex is a socio-economic tri-state region that includes thirty-nine counties/parishes in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.
- The Inland Northwest, historically and alternatively known as the Inland Empire includes Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.
The areas around Quincy, Keokuk, Evansville, Sioux City, and Huntington–Ashland are noteworthy for the states included all being separated by rivers.
Tripoints[edit]
Land[edit]
Of the 62 points in the United States where three and only three states meet (each of which may be associated with its own tri-state area), 35 are on dry land and 27 are in water.[7] Of the 27 points on water, 3 of them are in the Great Lakes, and thus have no land nearby.
Colorado–Kansas–Oklahoma tripoint marker (8 Mile Corner)
Water[edit]
Regions with no tripoint[edit]
The following tri-state areas are also notable, but have no tripoint:
See also[edit]
- Four Corners
- Four State Area
- Twin cities (geographical proximity), which includes tri-city
- Quad cities
- Three-Country Cairn
References[edit]
- ^ "Tri-State Leaders Plead for Gun Control, Up School Security After Texas Shooting". NBC New York. NBC New York. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ Carroll, Stephen C.; DeTurk, Richard (1968). Regional development guide guide : goals and plan for the Tri-State region. New York, N.Y: Tri-State Transportation Committee, 1968. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ King, Kate (2021-04-15). "Jobs Creep Back in the New York Region as Covid-19 Restrictions Ease". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
Tri-state area's unemployment rate is still higher than national rate
- ^ Andone, Dakin; Maxouris, Christina (2020-03-28). "CDC issues travel advisory for New York tri-state area after coronavirus kills more than 2,000". CNN. CNN Health. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have been placed under a 14-day travel advisory
- ^ NYC Department of City Planning (2018-05-22). "City Planning Launches First Interactive Map With Population, Housing and Employment Statistics and Trends Across the Tri-state Area" (Press release). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
That includes New York City, nearby portions of New York State, northern New Jersey and southwest Connecticut.
- ^ New York Governor's Office (2020-06-24). "Governor Cuomo, Governor Murphy and Governor Lamont Announce Joint Incoming Travel Advisory That All Individuals Traveling from States with Significant Community Spread of COVID-19 Quarantine for 14 Days" (Press release). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
The tri-state measure will use uniform parameters and messaging on highways, airports, websites and social media across the three states.
- ^ "Tri State Corners in the United States" (PDF). Jack Parsell.
- ^ Wheatley, Thomas. "Camak Stone, border marker between Tennessee and Georgia, is missing". Creativeloafing.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Vardeman, Johnny. "Stolen stone returns home minus fanfare". Gainesville Times. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Arizona–Nevada–Utah" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Arkansas–Missouri–Oklahoma" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Oregon–California–Nevada" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Colorado–Nebraska–Kansas" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Colorado–Nebraska–Wyoming" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Colorado–Utah–Wyoming" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Connecticut–Massachusetts–New York". Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Connecticut–Massachusetts–Rhode Island". Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Delaware–Maryland–Pennsylvania". Bjbsoftware.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2002. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Georgia–North Carolina–Tennessee" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Idaho–Montana–Wyoming" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Idaho–Nevada–Oregon" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Idaho–Nevada–Utah" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Idaho–Utah–Wyoming" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Jack Parsell's description of the IN-MI-OH tripoint" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Geocaching – The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site". Geocaching.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Photo by Gregg A. Butler of the IA-MN-SD tripoint and its witness post" (JPG). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Kansas–Missouri–Oklahoma". Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "KY-TN-VA Tri-State Peak at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park". Nps.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Kentucky–Virginia–West Virginia" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Maryland–Pennsylvania–West Virginia" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Eric Jones. New Hampshire Curiosities. Globe Pequot, 2006. p. 114-5
- ^ "Massachusetts–New York–Vermont". Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Montana–North Dakota–South Dakota" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Montana–South Dakota–Wyoming" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Nebraska–South Dakota–Wyoming" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "New York–Pennsylvania–New Jersey Tristate" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ Graff, Bill (Summer 2006). "Sentinels at the Northern Border" (PDF). Unearthing New Jersey. New Jersey Geological Survey. 2 (2): 1–3.
Tri-States Monument ... this small granite slab serves as both the northern end of our boundary with Pennsylvania and the northwestern end with New York.
- ^ "North Carolina–Tennessee–Virginia" (PDF). Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa–Minnesota–Wisconsin". Bjbsoftware.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Tripoint Guide
- Clark, Patterson; Lu, Denise (September 17, 2015). "Cornering America's tri-points". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 5, 2016.