Amazing facts: How big is Texas?

How big is Texas really?

There's a whole lot of Texas sitting between El Paso and Orange, as anyone who has taken a long trip through the Lone Star State could tell you. Check out some of these can't-hardly-believe-'em stats that prove just how big Texas really is. less How big is Texas really?

There's a whole lot of Texas sitting between El Paso and Orange, as anyone who has taken a long trip through the Lone Star State could tell you. Check out some of these ... more Photo: John Verner, Getty Images Photo: John Verner, Getty Images Image 1 of / 20 Caption Close Amazing facts: How big is Texas? 1 / 20 Back to Gallery

Earlier this year on one of Reddit’s map outposts a map was making the rounds showing how large the state of Texas really is.

The map illustrated which countries and states are closer to Texas than the state is in length across.

According to the Texas Almanac, the Lone Star State extends 801 straight-line miles from north to south and 773 miles from east to west.

Bloggers began extrapolating a few fun facts from the map after everyone had time to digest it.

Namely, the distance from Houston to Dallas is about the same distance from Paris to London.

But in the Paris-London matchup, is Houston the Paris of Texas or the London of Texas?

Austin is closer to New Orleans than it is to El Paso. L&J Cafe or Acme Oyster House? You make the call.

San Diego is closer to El Paso than Houston is.

The fact that the distance from Los Angeles to Las Vegas is just less than 300 miles, or four hours in a car, has always put Houstonians' five-hour, 350-mile trip to New Orleans in perspective.

The Dallas-Fort Worth area is closer to the state boundaries of Hawaii than London. Wonder if the average plane ticket to each destination is the same.

Houston to New York City is a 1,416-mile drive, give or take a few detours. That’s like driving from Houston to El Paso and back.

Up north, the distance from Washington, D.C. to New York City is about 228 miles, or four hours driving. Compare this to the distance from Dallas to Houston, which is roughly 230 miles, or a little over four hours in a car.

Houston is totally New York City in this instance, right?