State Clinches - Various Categories

[keithvh]

Lots of numbers!

Been in all 50 states (legitimately, all on foot --- with no airport layovers or "just for a border crossing" counted here).

Spent the night in 35 states (NH, MA, CT, NY, PA, NJ, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, KY, OH, IN, MI, IL, WI, MN, SD, NE, IA, MO, KS, TX, OK, CO, WA, OR, CA, NV, HI, AK, AZ) (missing: ME, VT, RI, DE, WV, TN, MS, AR, LA, ND, WY, MT, ID, UT, NM)

Spent more than one night in a row in 26 states (NH, MA, CT, NY, PA, VA, SC, GA, FL, AL, KY, OH, IN, MI, IL, MN, NE, MO, TX, OK, CO, WA, CA, NV, HI, AK) (states w/ 1-night stay but no 2+ night stays: NJ, MD, NC, WI, SD, IA, KS, OR, AZ)

Maintained a permanent residence in 4 states (KY, OH, MI, PA).

Driven a vehicle in all 50 states.

Taken off or landed in a plane in 25 states (MA, NY, NJ, PA, VA, NC, GA, FL, TN, KY, OH, MI, IL, WI, MN, TX, NE, KS, CO, UT, WA, OR, CA, HI, NV).

Ridden in a roller coaster in 1 state (Cedar Point, Ohio!).

[J N Winkler]

How many U.S. States, Canadian provinces, and Mexican states have you...

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane

USA:  46 (all excluding HI, LA, AL, WI)

CDN:  4 (ON, QC, AB, BC)

MEX:  2 (Chih., Son.)

Set foot in, excluding airport-only visits

As above, except GA (USA)

Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration

As in first response

Spent the night in

USA:  36 (all except ME, VT, NH, RI, PA, DE, VA, SC, GA, MS, AL, LA, WI, MI)

CDN:  3 (AB, BC, QC)

MEX:  2 (Chih., Son.)

Spent more than one night in a row in

As in previous response

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)

USA:  20 (AK, WA, OR, CA, NV, AZ, CO, TX, KS, MN, MO, IL, KY, GA, FL, VA, MD, NJ, NY, MA)

CDN:  0

MEX:  0

Ridden a moving boat in

USA:  7 (WA, KS, WV, NE, IA, MA, CT, NY)

CDN:  1 (BC)

MEX:  0

"Moving boat" is considered to include boats that are not mechanically propelled but to exclude floating rides

Been on a boat in

As in previous response

Ridden a cablecar/streetcar in

USA:  1 (CA)

CDN:  0

MEX:  0

Ridden an interurban passenger train in

USA:  4 (NJ, NY, MD, KS)

CDN:  0

MEX:  0

Ridden a roller coaster in

USA:  1 (MO)

CDN:  0

MEX:  0

Crossed the border of, i.e. ridden a ground vehicle into

As in first response with the exceptions of AK, GA, FL (USA)

[sipes23]

How many U.S. States have you...

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane

49 - all but HI. Also DC and PR (but not included in the count)

Set foot in, including airport only visits

49 — same as above

Set foot in, excluding airport only visits

49 — same as above

Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration

49 — same as above, though I'll 'fess up that OK and DE had a degree of this behavior

Spent the night in

38 — AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, KS, KY, IL, IN, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, OH, PA, NC, ND, NE, NH, NY, NV, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY plus DC, PR

Spent more than one night in a row in

33 - AR, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, OH, NC, ND, NH, NY, NV, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY plus DC, PR

Maintained a permanent residence in

5 - CO, IL, ME, MI, WY

Driven a vehicle in

49 - All but HI

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)

25 - AZ, AK, CA (x4), CO (x3), CT, FL (x4), GA, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, IA, IL (x2), IN, OH (x2), PA (x2), NC (x2), NH, NY (x2), NV, RI, TX (x3), VA (x2), WA, WY plus PR. Halfway!

Ridden a helicopter in

NO, NO, NO.

Ridden a train in

19 - CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, MA, MO, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI plus DC; and MI, FL and AR if trolleys and people movers count.

Ridden a moving boat in

8 - AK, FL, IL, ME, MT, WA, WI, WY

Been on a boat in

12 - AK, CA, FL, IL, MA, ME, MT, NH, TN, WA, WI, WY. Not really a list I aspire to lengthening.

Ridden a roller coaster in

3 - FL, IL, MO. Not sure I need this one to be any longer.

Walked across the border of

11 - AZ (<-> NV), CA (<->Mexico), IN (<->KY), KY (<-OH and <->IN), ME (<->NH), NE (<->WY), NH (<->ME), NV (<-> AZ), NY (<->Canada), OH (->KY), WY (<-> NE, <->MT); 13 if bicycling counts IL (<->WI) and WI (<->IL).

Caught a baseball game in

21 - AZ, CA (x5), CO, FL (x2), GA, IA, IL (x5), IN, KY (x2), MA, ME, MI (x2), MN, NC, NV, OH (x2), PA (x2), UT, WI (x2), WY

Some of these are longer than I would have thought, but I'm surprised that the walked across the state line one is so short. I'm a pretty dedicated pedestrian.

Updated as of 14 August 2018.

[Charles2]

How many U.S. States have you...

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane

37, plus DC: All except for AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, ME, MT, ND, OR, RI, UT, WA, & WY

Set foot in, including airport only visits

37

Set foot in, excluding airport only visits

36 (Only visit to MN was to change planes)

Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration

37

Spent the night in

31 (subtract MA, MI, MN, NH, WI and WV

Spent more than one night in a row in

20: AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NE, NC, OK, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA

Driven a vehicle in

31 - All states I've visited except for CO, MN, NE, NV, NM & WI

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)

19 - AL, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NV, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA

Ridden a helicopter in

0

Ridden a train in

5, plus DC - AL, GA, NC, SC, VA

Ridden a moving boat in

1: AL

Been on a boat in

2: AL & SC

Ridden a roller coaster in

5 - AL, AR, FL, GA & OH

[Alps]

I like "walked across the border of." VT-QC, NH-QC, NH-VT (crabwalk, at that), NH-ME, TX-LA-AR tripoint, NJ-DE, (NJ-NY-PA tripoint doesn't count, it's actually in the river), NY-ON? (childhood possibility), PA-NY, PA-NJ, PA-MD, RI-MA, OK-KY, NV-AZ, AZ-CA, WA-BC. That's 19 states total - that I can remember:
AR, AZ, CA, DE, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TX, VT, WA

Bonus: Switzerland-France. (Geneva Airport)

[Duke87]

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane: 37(+DC) - ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, VA, WV, NC, SC, KY, TN, OH, IN, MI, IL, MO, KS, CO, UT, AZ, NV, CA, NM, TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL
Set foot in, including airport only visits: 37(+DC) - ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, VA, WV, NC, SC, KY, TN, OH, IN, MI, IL, MO, KS, CO, UT, AZ, NV, CA, NM, TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL
Set foot in, excluding airport only visits: 37(+DC) - ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, VA, WV, NC, SC, KY, TN, OH, IN, MI, IL, MO, KS, CO, UT, AZ, NV, CA, NM, TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL
Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration: 37(+DC) - ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, VA, WV, NC, SC, KY, TN, OH, IN, MI, IL, MO, KS, CO, UT, AZ, NV, CA, NM, TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL
Spent the night in: 28(+DC) - ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, VA, WV, NC, KY, TN, OH, MI, IL, CO, UT, AZ, CA, NM, OK, AL, GA, FL
Spent more than one night in a row in: 20(+DC) - ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, VA, KY, OH, MI, CO, AZ, CA, GA, FL
Driven a vehicle in: 37(+DC) - ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, VA, WV, NC, SC, KY, TN, OH, IN, MI, IL, MO, KS, CO, UT, AZ, NV, CA, NM, TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL
Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only): 8 - NY, NJ, NC, GA, FL, CO, AZ, CA
Ridden a helicopter in: 0
Ridden a train in: 13(+DC) - MA, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, OH, MI, CO, AZ, CA, FL
Ridden a moving boat in: 12(+DC) - ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, NY, NJ, VA, OH, KY, FL, CA
Been on a boat in: 13(+DC) - ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, NY, NJ, VA, OH, KY, FL, CA, PA
Ridden a roller coaster in: 5 - MA, NJ, PA, VA, CO

[JMoses24]

This first one was a bit ambiguous. Does that include a flyover of the state?

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane
AR, MO, IL, KY, IN, OH, PA, NY, NJ, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, CA.

Set foot in, excluding airport only visits
IL, MO, KY, OH, IN, TN, GA, FL, NC, SC, VA, MD, NJ, NY, CA

Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration
Same as #3

Spent the night in
Other than living in KY and OH, 10: NY, NJ, MD, VA, SC, TN, MO, FL, GA, CA

Spent more than one night in a row in
Other than KY and OH, 7: TN, SC, FL, MD, VA, MO, CA

Rode a plane in (landing or taking off only)
3: CA, OH, KY

Rode a helicopter in:
1: MO. I don't think it crossed into AR, but if it did, then 2. I want to in other states, even though I'm TERRIFIED of heights.

Been on or rode a boat in
4: NC, FL, KY, OH (last two a ferry)

Rode a train in
2: AR and MO.

Rode a roller coaster in
2: FL, OH

[sammi]

This first one was a bit ambiguous. Does that include a flyover of the state?

I don't think. I did include for mine a separate category Flown over. Unfortunately, that's the one I have the most of.

[txstateends]

The "what counts as a state clinch" stuff going on in another thread inspired this post. Basically, how many states have you been to if you go by each the various "rules." First I started off with the typical criteria you'd see brought up in one of those debates, then I added a bunch of transportation related stuff for the hell of it. Feel free to add any other categories you want.

How many U.S. States have you...

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane? 13 (AR, IA, IL, KS, LA, MO, MS, NJ, NM, NY, OK, TN, TX)
Set foot in, including airport only visits? 13
Set foot in, excluding airport only visits? 13
Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration? 13
Spent the night in? 8 (IA, LA, MO, NJ, NM, OK, TN, TX)
Spent more than one night in a row in? 4 (IA, MO, NJ, TX)
Driven a vehicle in? 12 (all but IA)
Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)? 4 (MO, NJ, NM, TX)
Ridden a helicopter in? a big fat -0-
Ridden a train in? 1 (TX)
Ridden a moving boat in? 1 (TX)
Been on a boat in? 1 (TX)
Ridden a roller coaster in? another fat -0-

[Laura]

I forgot to add DC, which applies to all of my answers except the helicopter. Still haven't ridden in one of those.

[Thing 342]

I like "walked across the border of." VT-QC, NH-QC, NH-VT (crabwalk, at that), NH-ME, TX-LA-AR tripoint, NJ-DE, (NJ-NY-PA tripoint doesn't count, it's actually in the river), NY-ON? (childhood possibility), PA-NY, PA-NJ, PA-MD, RI-MA, OK-KY, NV-AZ, AZ-CA, WA-BC. That's 19 states total - that I can remember:
AR, AZ, CA, DE, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TX, VT, WA

Bonus: Switzerland-France. (Geneva Airport)

If we're going with walking across a border, I have 9:
VA-NC (gas station on the border), NC-SC (Carowinds), MD-VA-WV tripoint (Actually on land, can be accessed from US 340),  AZ-NV (Hoover Dam and new bridge), PA-DE, MD-DE, NC-TN (Appalachian Trail), MD-DC

[Takumi]

I've done the same VA-NC gas station border crossing. Somewhere I have a photo of myself standing in both states in the building.

[empirestate]

How many U.S. States have you...

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane

49 – North Dakota is the odd one, partly by design. +1 for DC.

Set foot in, including airport only visits
Set foot in, excluding airport only visits
Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration
Spent the night in

The same.

Spent more than one night in a row in

Not entirely certain; subtract maybe two or three. Only spent a single night in Rhode Island, for sure. Alaska, I've only stayed over one night on land, but I have slept on a ship plying inland waters during consecutive nights. Might be another state or two where I've only spent a single night, but it's not occurring to me.

Driven a vehicle in

Well, not AK unless you count bicycles. Maybe another 5-8 that I haven't personally operated a vehicle in (but definitely was a passenger in all of those).

You know what, I'm gonna go ahead and stop there with the categories...I obviously don't have my data collected as well as I thought! But I can add a few other tidbits:

-I've had permanent residences in three states: PA, NY and MA.

-In three other states I've spent a month or longer, consecutively, in a single location: CO, TX and CA (and I'm actually not certain I have a solid consecutive month in CA).

-In the following additional states I've stayed a week or more in a single location: AL, AZ, DE, FL, MD, MS, NH, NJ, OK (two locations), TN (two locations), WV. In several others I've spent as much as a week but in different locations every day or so.

-In the following states I've only stayed overnight at one location: AK (again, excluding overnights at sea), DE (but for a whole week), ME (one town, different buildings, widely separate occasions), MN, ND, RI, VT

-I've entered NJ on foot without stepping on land.

-I've been to six Canadian provinces: BC, NB, NL, NS, ON, QC. I've stayed overnight in all but NL and NS (and my overnight in NB was on board a ship in port).

-I've crossed the border by road in BC (AK, WA), ON (MI, NY), and QC (NY). I've entered QC without reporting to a border station (or being required to). I've crossed by rail in BC (AK). I've crossed on foot in ON (NY). I have visited NB, NL and NS only by sea.

[froggie]

MD-VA-WV tripoint (Actually on land, can be accessed from US 340), 

"on land" at low tide, or if you don't mind wading through a few inches of water...:o)

[dfilpus]

MD-VA-WV tripoint (Actually on land, can be accessed from US 340), 

"on land" at low tide, or if you don't mind wading through a few inches of water...)

"tide"? Is there tide all the way up to Harper's Ferry?

[jeffandnicole]

Oh, wait, I want to add "Stuck my arm and hand across the border of".

NJ-DE.  Due to some rule back in the 1600's (I forget offhand...Google it if you care), Delaware's jurisdiction includes all of the Delaware River for a 12 mile radius around New Castle, DE.  So by standing on the bank of the Delaware River on the NJ side of the river, you can stick your hand over the water and it will be in Delaware. Jump in the water, and you're in Delaware.  Because the border doesn't change, but land formations do, some sediment has built up on the Jersey side of the Delaware, but it's still considered the jurisdiction of Delaware.  Unless he walked across the Del Mem Bridge, I'm guessing this is how Steve walked NJ-DE.

There has been numerous fights by NJ to try to claim their half of the Delaware as NJ.  It's failed in the courts every time. 

PA & NJ's border is the more typical split down the middle (or nearly the middle) of the river.  For the most part, the relationship appears to be much friendlier.  Either state's police/fire/marine units will handle any incidents on either side of the river as necessary.

[1995hoo]

There are at least two spots where you can walk from New Jersey onto land located in Delaware: http://goo.gl/maps/49RDn  (One is near the center of the image above Fort Delaware, the other is near the bottom.)

[agentsteel53]

as James Bay is part of Nunavut, you can walk into the water and clinch it from Quebec.

[Alps]

There are at least two spots where you can walk from New Jersey onto land located in Delaware: http://goo.gl/maps/49RDn  (One is near the center of the image above Fort Delaware, the other is near the bottom.)

[oscar]

as James Bay is part of Nunavut, you can walk into the water and clinch it from Quebec.

Depends on whether Nunavut's waters include every square centimeter of James Bay, or stop short of the shoreline.  Some islands in the middle of the bay belong to Nunavut, per the Nunavut Act (1993), which includes "the islands in Hudson Bay, James Bay and Ungava Bay that are not within Manitoba, Ontario or Quebec" .  But does the legal definition of the boundary reach all the way to the shoreline?  And if so, does it go to the low-water mark, the high-water mark, or somewhere else within tidal variations?  Not that it can't happen (as with Delaware, and Maryland's claim to all of the Potomac River), but you'd want to look at the border-defining legal documents to make sure of that.

I can imagine Quebec, notoriously pugnacious about boundary issues (as in its long-running border dispute with Labrador), disputing any argument that it has no authority, without permission by the Canadian or Nunavut governments, over the James Bay waters right next to its shores unless there is a law or court decision explicitly saying otherwise. 

[cpzilliacus]

I can imagine Quebec, notoriously pugnacious about boundary issues (as in its long-running border dispute with Labrador), disputing any argument that it has no authority, without permission by the Canadian or Nunavut governments, over the James Bay waters right next to its shores unless there is a law or court decision explicitly saying otherwise. 

Though when the Hydro Quebec deal with the owners of the Churchill Falls hydroelectric generating station expires in about 25 years, that pugnacious attitude may put the provincial utility into a very tough situation financially - thanks to geography, Labrador has not been able to sell the massive amounts of power generated there to anyone except Hydro Quebec, and they buy the power on the cheap.  But when the deal is over (in about 2040), Quebec will need to pay market rates, or Labrador may find other purchasers for that power (including the U.S.) by bypassing Quebec with undersea HVDC transmission lines.

[froggie]

"tide"? Is there tide all the way up to Harper's Ferry?

True, no tide that far north.  But the state line is defined as the mean low-water point on the VA/WV side, and even above Harper's Ferry, that can be variable.

[Brandon]

How many U.S. States have you...

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane

41 - never been to AK, WA, OR, ND, ME, RI, CT, NJ, or DE + DC
(CDN - ON; MX - QR)

Set foot in, including airport only visits

41 + DC (CDN - ON; MX - QR)

Set foot in, excluding airport only visits

41 + DC (CDN - ON; MX - QR)

Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration

38 - excluding OK, ID, and MT
+ DC (CDN - ON; MX - QR)

Spent the night in

24 - HI, CA, NV, UT, AZ, CO, WY, NE, KS, LA, MO, IA, MN, WI, IL, IN, MI, OH, NY, NH, MD, KY, SC, and FL + DC, ON

Spent more than one night in a row in

18 - HI (on a boat in HI waters), CA, NV, UT, CO, WY, KS, MN, WI, MO, LA, IL, IN, OH, MI, FL, MD, and NH + DC, ON

Driven a vehicle in

23 - HI, CA, NV, UT, AZ, WY, CO, NE, KS, TX, MN, IA, MO, AR, LA, MS, TN, KY, IL, WI, MI, IN, OH + ON

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)

11 - HI, CA, NV, AZ, AL, FL, GA, VA, IL, WI, and MI

Ridden a helicopter in

0 - Never been in a helicopter

Ridden a train in

3 - CO (D&SRR), MI (People Mover), and IL (Metra, L) + ON (Toronto Subway)

Ridden a moving boat in

5 - HI, TX, FL, IL, and MI

Been on a boat in

5 - HI, TX, FL, IL, and MI

Ridden a roller coaster in

6 - NV (NY NY, Stratosphere), MO (SF STL), IL (SF GA), IN (IB), OH (CP), and MI (MA)

[hotdogPi]

Just added PA for "set foot in" and "spent the night in", and will be getting "spent more than one night in a row in" when I sleep tonight.

On Christmas, I will get "set foot in" for New Jersey.

[dgolub]

How many U.S. States have you...

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane

9 - NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, CT, RI, MA, VT + DC

Set foot in, including airport only visits

9 - NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, CT, RI, MA, VT + DC

Set foot in, excluding airport only visits

9 - NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, CT, RI, MA, VT + DC

Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration

9 - NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, CT, RI, MA, VT + DC

Spent the night in

5 - NY, CT, MA, PA, MD + DC

Spent more than one night in a row in

5 - NY, CT, MA, PA, MD + DC

Driven a vehicle in

2 - NY, CT

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)

0

Ridden a helicopter in

0

Ridden a train in

4 - NY, NJ, CT, MA + DC

Ridden a moving boat in

3 - NY, NJ, MA

Been on a boat in

4 - NY, NJ, CT, MA

Ridden a roller coaster in

0