Travel Distances for Alamosa County, CO - ERSys®
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There's something undeniably magical about a road trip-the sense of boundless freedom, the ever-changing scenery, and the thrill of the unknown. It's not just about reaching a destination; it's about the experiences along the way. The hum of the engine, the wind rushing through open windows, and the endless stretch of asphalt ahead create a rhythm that lulls you into a state of adventure.

The Beginning: Anticipation and Excitement

Every road trip starts with anticipation. The night before departure is filled with last-minute packing, checking maps (or GPS), and that giddy excitement that makes sleep elusive. The car is loaded with snacks, playlists, and a mix of essentials and just-in-case items. As the engine starts the next morning, the journey truly begins-windows down, music up, and the open road calling.

The first miles are electric. The cityscape fades into suburbs, then into open countryside. The world feels full of possibilities. Conversations flow easily-plans, memories, jokes, and comfortable silences. The road is a companion, always moving forward, urging you to see what's around the next bend.

The Middle: Unexpected Discoveries

A road trip is never just about the highway. It's the detours that make it unforgettable. A hand-painted sign for a roadside attraction, a local diner with the best pie you've ever tasted, or a scenic overlook that wasn't on the itinerary-these unplanned moments become the heart of the journey.

Small towns welcome you with their quirks-a vintage gas station, a Main Street frozen in time, or a friendly waitress who calls you "hon." The landscape shifts: rolling hills give way to deserts, forests morph into plains, and mountains rise in the distance. Each mile brings new textures, colors, and stories.

There are challenges, too-wrong turns, sudden rainstorms, or that one rest stop with questionable bathrooms. But even these become part of the lore, the tales you'll laugh about later. A flat tire in the middle of nowhere leads to an encounter with a kind stranger. A missed exit becomes a chance to explore a hidden gem.

The Rhythm of the Road

Hours blend together in the best way. The playlist shifts from upbeat anthems to mellow tunes as the sun dips low. Golden hour bathes everything in warmth, and the world feels slower, softer. Conversations deepen as the miles pass-dreams, fears, and the kind of talks that only happen when you're untethered from daily life.

Night driving has its own magic. The road is quieter, lit only by headlights and the occasional glow of a distant town. The stars seem brighter out here, away from city lights. A 24-hour truck stop becomes a beacon of coffee and greasy comfort food, the neon sign a welcome sight in the darkness.

The Destination-and the Journey Home

Eventually, the destination appears, whether it's a national park, a coastal town, or a loved one's doorstep. There's satisfaction in arriving, but also a quiet longing for the road itself. Because the truth is, the trip isn't just about where you're going-it's about who you become along the way.

And then, there's the return. The road back is different-familiar yet changed. You're wiser, wearier, but full of stories. The car smells like adventure: sunscreen, fast food wrappers, and the faint scent of pine from that hike days ago. Home feels both comforting and strange after so much movement.

Why We Keep Going Back

A road trip is more than travel; it's a reminder of life's spontaneity. It's about control and surrender-planning the route but embracing the detours. It's about connection-to the people beside you, the strangers you meet, and the land unfolding outside your window.

And when it's over, you'll find yourself dreaming of the next one-because the road never really leaves you. It whispers in the everyday, calling you back to where the horizon never ends, and the journey is everything.

In the report below, the county's county seat is used as a starting point for a county. From there, all county seats within 250 straight-line miles from that county seat orgination point are shown. In those instances where a county does not have a county seat, than the largest city within that county is used as a reference point. There are a few cases where a county has two county seats, in that case, one is arbitrarily selected.

 
Seattle (King County, WA)
Dallas (Dallas County, TX)  
Manhattan (New York County, NY)  
Albuquerque (Bernalillo County, NM)  
Chicago (Cook County, IL)  
Atlanta (Fulton County, GA)  
Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO)  
Greeley (Weld County, CO)  
Fort Collins (Larimer County, CO)  
Denver (Denver County, CO)  
Colorado Springs (El Paso County, CO)  
Boulder (Boulder County, CO)  
Alamosa (Alamosa County, CO)  
Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA)  
Akron (Washington County, CO)
Alamosa (Alamosa County, CO)
Aspen (Pitkin County, CO)
Boulder (Boulder County, CO)
Breckenridge (Summit County, CO)

Brighton (Adams County, CO)
Broomfield (Broomfield County, CO)
Burlington (Kit Carson County, CO)
Canon City (Fremont County, CO)
Castle Rock (Douglas County, CO)

Central City (Gilpin County, CO)
Cheyenne Wells (Cheyenne County, CO)
City of Creede (Mineral County, CO)
Colorado Springs (El Paso County, CO)
Conejos (Conejos County, CO)

Cortez (Montezuma County, CO)
Craig (Moffat County, CO)
Cripple Creek (Teller County, CO)
Del Norte (Rio Grande County, CO)
Delta (Delta County, CO)

Denver (Denver County, CO)
Dove Creek (Dolores County, CO)
Durango (La Plata County, CO)
Eads (Kiowa County, CO)
Eagle (Eagle County, CO)

Fairplay (Park County, CO)
Fort Collins (Larimer County, CO)
Fort Morgan (Morgan County, CO)
Georgetown (Clear Creek County, CO)
Glenwood Springs (Garfield County, CO)

Golden (Jefferson County, CO)
Grand Junction (Mesa County, CO)
Greeley (Weld County, CO)
Gunnison (Gunnison County, CO)
Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County, CO)

Hugo (Lincoln County, CO)
Kiowa (Elbert County, CO)
La Junta (Otero County, CO)
Lake City (Hinsdale County, CO)
Lamar (Prowers County, CO)

Las Animas (Bent County, CO)
Leadville (Lake County, CO)
Littleton (Arapahoe County, CO)
Meeker (Rio Blanco County, CO)
Montrose (Montrose County, CO)

Ordway (Crowley County, CO)
Ouray (Ouray County, CO)
Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County, CO)
Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO)
Saguache (Saguache County, CO)

Salida (Chaffee County, CO)
San Luis (Costilla County, CO)
Silverton (San Juan County, CO)
Springfield (Baca County, CO)
Steamboat Springs (Routt County, CO)

Telluride (San Miguel County, CO)
Trinidad (Las Animas County, CO)
Walden (Jackson County, CO)
Walsenburg (Huerfano County, CO)
Westcliffe (Custer County, CO)

Elkhart (Morton County, KS)
Hugoton (Stevens County, KS)
Johnson City (Stanton County, KS)
Sharon Springs (Wallace County, KS)
Syracuse (Hamilton County, KS)

Tribune (Greeley County, KS)
Ulysses (Grant County, KS)
Albuquerque (Bernalillo County, NM)
Aztec (San Juan County, NM)
Bernalillo (Sandoval County, NM)

Clayton (Union County, NM)
Estancia (Torrance County, NM)
Fort Sumner (De Baca County, NM)
Gallup (McKinley County, NM)
Grants (Cibola County, NM)

Las Vegas (San Miguel County, NM)
Los Alamos (Los Alamos County, NM)
Los Lunas (Valencia County, NM)
Mora (Mora County, NM)
Mosquero (Harding County, NM)

Raton (Colfax County, NM)
Santa Fe (Santa Fe County, NM)
Santa Rosa (Guadalupe County, NM)
Socorro (Socorro County, NM)
Taos (Taos County, NM)

Tierra Amarilla (Rio Arriba County, NM)
Tucumcari (Quay County, NM)
Boise City (Cimarron County, OK)
Guymon (Texas County, OK)
Channing (Hartley County, TX)

Dalhart (Dallam County, TX)
Dumas (Moore County, TX)
Stratford (Sherman County, TX)
Vega (Oldham County, TX)
Moab (Grand County, UT)

Monticello (San Juan County, UT)
937
742
734
835
781
 
855
842
964
795
836
 
816
951
694
828
728
 
598
746
804
720
660
 
845
591
632
922
749
 
776
860
912
805
721
 
829
648
869
711
796
 
900
855
874
679
924
 
892
762
834
713
663
 
867
660
678
823
740
 
758
761
655
915
777
 
651
811
810
802
776
 
950
982
964
983
966
 
976
985
673
618
679
 
877
707
811
558
606
 
756
698
665
752
827
 
810
713
784
658
742
 
692
839
914
971
918
 
909
939
935
912
585
 
573
234
0
130
179
140
 
182
177
233
76
143
 
162
213
63
114
28
 
148
229
96
30
149
 
167
167
111
182
158
 
121
217
222
155
164
 
161
184
212
94
180
 
174
150
132
87
183
 
151
125
153
209
128
 
127
105
64
88
45
 
73
31
101
179
214
 
111
79
226
61
51
 
221
250
227
245
225
 
235
248
169
124
154
 
167
187
226
209
194
 
134
112
191
109
159
 
89
125
188
243
77
 
65
200
193
248
232
 
210
244
224
246
214
 
191
108
179
102
0
55
 
25
12
166
109
50
 
21
176
175
84
207
 
257
126
88
173
175
 
27
251
237
170
87
 
68
38
79
32
116
 
20
188
37
136
45
 
113
63
168
177
195
 
173
77
32
140
176
 
148
190
213
126
142
 
111
195
200
230
89
 
199
201
73
167
131
 
277
289
254
202
234
 
216
269
348
266
333
 
272
366
387
365
365
 
306
291
370
281
302
 
221
304
353
422
252
 
240
346
272
308
340
 
312
339
308
365
251
 
265
121
114
114
84
81
 
76
77
137
38
36
 
76
130
137
0
141
 
232
187
24
119
179
 
62
237
202
110
122
 
71
117
109
77
146
 
65
205
107
119
110
 
72
37
90
150
128
 
100
86
52
186
169
 
70
168
165
42
92
 
71
121
173
154
156
 
178
118
152
85
63
 
202
220
187
162
172
 
164
205
280
225
265
 
189
292
304
319
307
 
227
222
302
203
218
 
138
231
272
353
177
 
179
262
192
234
257
 
230
258
228
281
259
 
257
92
167
111
27
64
 
15
16
143
93
27
 
33
150
172
62
195
 
260
151
72
164
185
 
0
257
237
143
103
 
70
55
67
43
132
 
18
202
45
138
68
 
87
37
143
178
169
 
147
83
14
161
183
 
122
192
207
104
134
 
104
179
202
204
114
 
202
180
100
147
117
 
250
262
227
178
208
 
190
243
336
264
321
 
248
351
366
362
357
 
288
278
358
264
280
 
200
290
334
410
236
 
230
324
246
281
314
 
287
313
282
340
263
 
273
101
217
133
38
89
 
43
41
171
146
82
 
57
187
211
117
245
 
291
131
125
210
203
 
55
282
273
188
112
 
104
0
70
66
139
 
56
211
18
170
64
 
129
89
195
212
215
 
198
111
66
153
207
 
175
223
250
159
180
 
148
232
235
254
93
 
233
235
65
202
168
 
299
307
272
210
250
 
227
286
386
302
371
 
302
403
421
401
402
 
342
328
407
317
335
 
255
341
388
460
289
 
278
379
298
329
368
 
340
365
333
394
275
 
294
84
212
138
37
92
 
31
35
153
138
72
 
58
169
212
107
239
 
294
147
117
207
210
 
45
287
274
171
121
 
105
18
53
69
149
 
52
221
0
173
74
 
112
76
181
214
199
 
182
114
58
167
213
 
161
227
249
148
177
 
146
225
237
238
108
 
236
224
82
192
162
 
282
290
255
192
233
 
210
268
381
303
366
 
288
396
411
402
400
 
333
323
402
309
324
 
244
335
379
455
282
 
274
367
282
313
353
 
325
349
317
379
285
 
301
151
88
136
126
115
 
118
119
145
35
78
 
116
128
129
42
112
 
226
221
45
103
191
 
104
236
191
100
152
 
100
159
144
116
171
 
107
221
148
127
148
 
86
75
61
148
109
 
77
113
94
215
176
 
46
167
148
0
84
 
77
86
169
124
193
 
176
76
192
45
47
 
172
194
164
160
155
 
155
184
246
210
231
 
149
255
262
297
280
 
187
188
267
164
176
 
96
195
230
318
141
 
152
220
157
204
219
 
192
221
193
241
268
 
259
1125
1229
1297
1226
1259
 
1202
1214
1060
1202
1195
 
1236
1056
1289
1183
1234
 
1376
1352
1204
1257
1359
 
1203
1396
1338
1073
1301
 
1253
1226
1156
1244
1328
 
1219
1387
1208
1294
1271
 
1119
1174
1107
1311
1059
 
1091
1269
1207
1363
1344
 
1121
1331
1290
1168
1248
 
1245
1203
1329
1051
1314
 
1338
1151
1291
1171
1212
 
1008
979
1006
1026
1013
 
1019
985
1267
1341
1262
 
1073
1234
1132
1384
1334
 
1186
1246
1276
1193
1115
 
1147
1229
1156
1287
1208
 
1263
1101
1039
982
1024
 
1036
1004
1013
1029
1435
 
1420
817
1011
1020
924
974
 
901
915
784
954
915
 
941
799
1055
921
1029
 
1151
1035
945
1030
1093
 
909
1158
1118
829
1011
 
976
906
845
952
1040
 
926
1111
893
1038
967
 
849
895
880
1070
831
 
862
991
919
1059
1088
 
885
1088
1074
927
1009
 
991
996
1093
850
998
 
1098
950
967
952
973
 
827
795
802
767
794
 
777
783
1123
1135
1111
 
907
1106
1029
1213
1180
 
1036
1079
1140
1030
969
 
956
1071
1034
1174
1028
 
1068
979
866
818
895
 
890
871
859
916
1172
 
1177
397
169
283
348
305
 
351
346
377
244
311
 
330
349
190
280
141
 
189
377
264
179
265
 
336
223
164
316
314
 
287
386
388
323
309
 
330
295
381
238
345
 
329
317
263
205
304
 
279
287
323
348
242
 
268
210
150
246
208
 
239
160
195
275
371
 
206
187
389
203
219
 
296
329
322
376
333
 
357
340
0
139
15
 
217
42
144
122
67
 
87
58
22
95
158
 
174
54
112
74
107
 
111
166
257
309
246
 
241
269
270
238
288
 
242
1531
1716
1733
1638
1687
 
1615
1629
1494
1662
1627
 
1655
1506
1763
1631
1731
 
1859
1750
1655
1736
1806
 
1623
1868
1825
1534
1725
 
1689
1621
1559
1665
1753
 
1640
1825
1608
1749
1681
 
1559
1607
1584
1779
1533
 
1565
1704
1632
1774
1799
 
1590
1798
1779
1634
1717
 
1701
1698
1802
1547
1713
 
1807
1650
1681
1655
1681
 
1517
1485
1498
1473
1493
 
1481
1477
1812
1839
1802
 
1596
1789
1702
1911
1873
 
1725
1773
1827
1721
1654
 
1653
1763
1713
1854
1724
 
1768
1656
1556
1503
1572
 
1572
1548
1542
1588
1885
 
1888
622
608
715
687
694
 
666
675
545
614
640
 
686
521
670
613
602
 
738
800
626
637
756
 
660
765
700
518
732
 
680
705
646
689
751
 
672
790
688
694
722
 
576
623
523
694
491
 
515
694
657
795
735
 
543
712
656
581
641
 
652
577
705
459
769
 
716
531
759
562
613
 
411
398
433
505
455
 
482
420
588
693
586
 
442
549
444
710
654
 
520
584
591
535
459
 
519
562
477
591
559
 
618
430
424
379
375
 
397
365
389
366
820
 
790
1079
1089
969
998
988
 
1019
1009
1154
1069
1042
 
997
1171
1030
1068
1103
 
995
881
1056
1061
941
 
1024
962
1025
1168
950
 
1002
984
1051
992
933
 
1011
907
1002
996
960
 
1110
1060
1158
1007
1192
 
1167
989
1026
888
964
 
1138
993
1057
1101
1049
 
1034
1120
1004
1222
913
 
992
1158
925
1124
1073
 
1271
1286
1251
1194
1232
 
1211
1267
1183
1045
1175
 
1246
1223
1304
1090
1140
 
1208
1154
1195
1186
1248
 
1174
1177
1263
1232
1155
 
1102
1288
1258
1302
1316
 
1290
1321
1294
1333
897
 
941


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus