On a clear day, you can see them from Hawk Hill, an under-the-radar scenic overlook near ... America's oldest cheese shop.) But now, the birds (and their eggs) at the Farallon Islands are protected.

Majorca and Menorca, the UK and Ireland - there are plenty of islands close together across the world. But no others have a time different quite like the Diomede Islands. The US-Russian border and ...