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Closest temple to each US State Capitol

Updated after April 2024 General Conference. Alabama Capitol: Montgomery Nearest Temple: Birmingham, Alabama temple Distance: 102 Miles Other temples in Alabama: None Alaska Capitol: Juneau Nearest Temple: Anchorage, Alaska Distance: ~850 Miles by car/ferry About 573 miles by air.  9.6 miles from the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to the temple. Other temples in Alaska: Fairbanks (Announced) There are no roads that connect Juneau to the mainland of Alaska. Arizona Capitol: Phoenix Nearest Temple: Mesa, Arizona By a fraction of a mile, the Mesa, Arizona temple is closer to the state capital building than the Phoenix, Arizona temple.  This is the first capitol city on the list with a temple actually built in the city proper and not in a suburb.  Can you guess the others? Other temples in Arizona: Phoenix, Gilbert, The Gila Valley, Snowflake, Tucson Arkansas Capitol: Little Rock Nearest Temple: Memphis, Tennessee This is the first of three states where the closest temple to t