I checked the post office's tracking page to see why I haven't received a package I ordered yet.
Electronic Shipping Info Received *, March 31, 2006
Enroute, April 01, 2006, 10:16 am, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07097
Enroute, April 05, 2006, 7:44 pm, SAINT PAUL, MN 55121
So, apparently, the shortest path from New Jersey to Maryland is through Minnesota...