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'Point Udall' is the name of both the easternmost and westernmost points in the United States, named for two brothers.

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St. Croix, Virgin Islands

Guam

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St. Croix, Virgin Islands

'Point Udall' () at the east end of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands is the easternmost point in the United States including territories and insular areas. It was named for Stewart Udall, United States Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. A sundial known as the Millennium Monument was built above Point Udall for the New Year's celebration in 2000 — it marks the azimuth of the first U.S. sunrise of that year. From the monument an informal trail of moderate difficulty leads down to the point, composed of uplifted and rotated volcanic rock.

Guam

'Point Udall' () also refers to the westernmost point in the territorial United States, on the Orote Peninsula of Guam. This point used to be called "Orote Point" until it was re-named "Point Udall" in May 1987. It is named after Stewart Udall's brother, Mo Udall.

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★ Extreme points of the United States

External links

★ Text of congressional resolution designating Udall Point, Guam

★ Map of Orote Point, Guam, now Point Udall

★ President Clinton statement mentioning both Points Udall