mmarshall

Although there are some farms in Western Maryland, most of the state's farms and agriculture are in Southern Maryland (corn, tobacco) and on the Eastern Shore (poultry), a long way from Western Maryland, which is mostly forested mountains and, in some cases, coal mining.

West Virginia is generally considered to have the oddest state-boundaries....which traces back as to how the state was formed.

LH1

I would have to disagree there Mike. Maryland is just plain bizarre looking on a map.

link13

I moved back to CA from the DC area in 1999. Back then, the standard MD plate was white with black numbers/letters and the crest. The VA plates were white with blue numbers/letters at least by default. I miss some things about living there, first and foremost being youth . I really loved the Chesapeake bay and my favorite spot for food and drinks was Old Town Alexandria. Weather during my handful of Winters there were not as severe as what’s been posted here recently. We did get ice storms. Not fun.

mmarshall

Well, I respect your opinion.

One thing that makes MD look odd, of course, is the fact that Chesapeake Bay bisects the state and has a very irregular coastline.

mmarshall

Today, even more so than in 1999, Virginia has an unbelievable number of different plate-designs. Some of them are only a one-time fee, but most of them cost extra each year over the standard plates.

LH1

It's a combination of that ultra weird border with VA, the irregular outline of the Chesapeake, and then a bunch of perfectly straight lines with DE, PA and WV.

LH1

Only VA plate I've ever seen is the white background with the dark blue numbers/letters.

SW17LS

Did you know that MD has more coastline than any other state because of all the estuaries along the Chesapeake Bay?

mmarshall

Second-place, Steve. Alaska has the most miles of coastline.

Anyhow, I hope we all aren't getting too far off-topic with geography instead of car-talk.

SW17LS

Depends on what number you use!

Haha this is true

AJT123

Nope, but makes sense! I've never really been there (I've been to DC), I know there's lots of beauty to behold!!!

Crabcakes!!!!

Stroock639

surely you mean more as far as ratio of coastline vs overall area?

and even still i'd have guessed florida or alaska

AJT123

Take a look at the Chesapeake bay and just all the crooked lines/nooks/coves/estuaries on the sides, all that adds up big time to overall coastline.

SW17LS

Nope, miles of coastline if you count all of the little estuaries and all along the bay, it’s over 7,000 miles of coastline, depending on what number you use.

Bringing it back to cars, MD drivers are terrible in the snow lol.

Stroock639

i'll go back to the cars in a sec lol but here's a table from the ever reliable wikipedia



so yes maryland does have the highest coastal ratio, but even using the NOAA method it's way below the most overall

https://coast.noaa.gov/data/docs/states/shorelines.pdf

gonna give myself a pat on the back though i said florida before even going to that page haha