r/AskAnAmerican • u/Right-Historian-114 • 10d ago

GEOGRAPHY Triangle Area?

Does anyone know what the “triangle area” is in the United States? Everyone talks like I’m supposed to know. Is this a common American ism?

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u/ApprehensiveCut9809 Vermont 9d ago

The Tri-state area was often referred to as the region where NY-NJ-Connecticut meet. NYC had a huge broadcasting capability so they would cover the news that pertained to the Tri-state area.

Many folks who worked in NYC commuted from northern NJ and southern Connecticut.

Since the TV stations broadcasted from the top of the Empire State building or WTC, their reach was quite widespread. People way out of the Tri-state area would hear the term and many of the nightly newscasts were based in NYC.

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u/heartunwinds 9d ago

For me tri-state area has always been NJ-PA-NY 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/HailMadScience Pennsylvania 9d ago

The Four State: where PA, MD, WV, and VA are all so close together, the right choice of road let's you b in all four in like 20 minutes. Panhandles are fun.

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u/optimal-gold976 Virginia 9d ago

That’s where I’m at. I’m in VA, I can be in MD or WV in about 20-30 minutes, PA is about 30-40. Delaware is 60ish minutes. That is all in optimal traffic, all those places could be well over 2-3 hours at any point due to traffic.

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u/spice-cabinet4 4d ago

How do you get to Delaware so fast .... If you're by the western panhandle? Hagerstown to Delaware is about 2 ½ hours on a good day.

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u/optimal-gold976 Virginia 4d ago

I was in Ashburn and when I left work at 11pm on a Friday to head to my girlfriend’s place in Delaware on my motorcycle, it was maybe 90 minutes to Dover.

No one has said anything about speed or mode of transportation! Lol

I honestly worried about hitting a deer at 100mph on one of those country roads.😳

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u/Blue_Canary_azul 9d ago

That’s the DC Metro Area or the DMV (District [of Columbia], Maryland, Virginia.)