Screen Shot 2018-07-01 at 07.41.36 Published on July 1, 2018 in 2 July 1937Full resolution (691 × 610) ← Previous Next → Straight line distance between Lae, Territory of New Guinea, and Howland Island (United States Minor Outlying Islands): 2,561.67 miles (4,122.61 kilometers). (Google Maps)