In the USA, where does the East become the West, the West become the East and how broad is the middle? That depends on which route you travel.My personal view is where the tree line begins/ends and that does not happen in only a mile or two. The Big River crossing might mark the spot, but Vicksburg, Memphis, St Louis or Minneapolis look similar on both banks.
Furthermore, a straight line from north to south won't work, because well, nature just didn't cooperate. Maybe a better way is to say "where farming becomes ranching" or the reverse, somewhere right in there is where it happens.
Of course, there are landmarks which tell us what the local folks think. On Interstate 94 in North Dakota, if you catch a glimpse of Salem Sue, you are in the West!
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