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Costilla County – Travel Distances

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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)  
Amarillo (Potter County, TX)  
Manhattan (New York County, NY)  
Albuquerque (Bernalillo County, NM)  
Chicago (Cook County, IL)  
Atlanta (Fulton County, GA)  
San Luis (Costilla County, CO)  
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)  
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)
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)
Lakin (Kearny County, KS)
Leoti (Wichita County, KS)
Liberal (Seward 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)
Carrizozo (Lincoln County, NM)
Clayton (Union County, NM)
Clovis (Curry 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)
Portales (Roosevelt 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)
Amarillo (Potter County, TX)

Canyon (Randall County, TX)
Channing (Hartley County, TX)
Dalhart (Dallam County, TX)
Dumas (Moore County, TX)
Farwell (Parmer County, TX)

Hereford (Deaf Smith County, TX)
Spearman (Hansford County, TX)
Stinnett (Hutchinson 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
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
995
997
1003
 
983
966
976
985
673
 
618
679
721
877
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707
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558
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756
 
698
665
752
827
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810
713
784
658
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692
839
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940
918
909
939
878
 
913
983
968
935
912
 
585
573
108
179
102
0
55
 
25
12
166
109
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21
176
175
84
207
 
257
88
173
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251
237
170
87
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38
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188
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63
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77
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190
213
126
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195
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89
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201
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289
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202
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266
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366
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291
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221
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240
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393
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392
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251
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121
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76
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232
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237
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205
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220
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162
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225
265
366
189
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292
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319
307
227
 
222
302
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218
333
 
138
231
272
353
177
 
179
262
192
234
301
 
310
257
230
258
324
 
308
269
278
228
281
 
259
257
92
167
111
27
64
 
15
16
143
93
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33
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172
62
195
 
260
72
164
185
0
 
257
237
143
103
70
 
55
67
43
132
18
 
202
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138
68
87
 
37
143
178
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83
14
161
183
122
 
192
207
104
134
104
 
179
202
204
114
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180
100
147
117
250
 
262
227
232
208
285
 
178
208
190
243
336
 
264
321
426
248
379
 
351
366
362
357
288
 
278
358
264
280
395
 
200
290
334
410
236
 
230
324
246
281
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368
314
287
313
385
 
367
318
331
282
340
 
263
273
101
217
133
38
89
 
43
41
171
146
82
 
57
187
211
117
245
 
291
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
272
244
329
 
210
250
227
286
386
 
302
371
479
302
434
 
403
421
401
402
342
 
328
407
317
335
450
 
255
341
388
460
289
 
278
379
298
329
409
 
421
368
340
365
440
 
422
366
381
333
394
 
275
294
84
212
138
37
92
 
31
35
153
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72
 
58
169
212
107
239
 
294
117
207
210
45
 
287
274
171
121
105
 
18
53
69
149
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221
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173
74
112
 
76
181
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199
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114
58
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161
 
227
249
148
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225
237
238
108
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224
82
192
162
282
 
290
255
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226
311
 
192
233
210
268
381
 
303
366
472
288
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396
411
402
400
333
 
323
402
309
324
438
 
244
335
379
455
282
 
274
367
282
313
394
 
406
353
325
349
427
 
407
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365
317
379
 
285
301
151
88
136
126
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118
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35
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116
128
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42
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226
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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
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84
77
 
86
169
124
193
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76
192
45
47
172
 
194
164
184
177
218
 
160
155
155
184
246
 
210
231
327
149
276
 
255
262
297
280
187
 
188
267
164
176
291
 
96
195
230
318
141
 
152
220
157
204
262
 
271
219
192
221
282
 
268
236
243
193
241
 
268
259
237
31
158
195
162
 
194
191
224
86
153
 
179
201
94
121
34
 
174
107
61
181
179
 
195
135
169
185
143
 
232
228
174
193
176
 
215
225
124
202
170
 
157
116
118
165
134
 
149
166
238
159
115
 
136
87
86
73
97
 
0
130
155
238
141
 
51
248
46
64
195
 
224
203
234
239
248
 
231
205
219
225
160
 
143
145
247
136
228
 
172
199
219
195
111
 
102
182
86
128
239
 
58
111
162
233
57
 
72
170
164
221
243
 
248
201
180
213
236
 
236
244
241
195
215
 
244
219
1125
1229
1297
1226
1259
 
1202
1214
1060
1202
1195
 
1236
1056
1289
1183
1234
 
1376
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
984
998
956
 
1026
1013
1019
985
1267
 
1341
1262
1229
1073
1073
 
1234
1132
1384
1334
1186
 
1246
1276
1193
1115
1084
 
1147
1229
1156
1287
1208
 
1263
1101
1039
982
995
 
1000
1024
1036
1004
1065
 
1027
963
975
1013
1029
 
1435
1420
817
1011
1020
924
974
 
901
915
784
954
915
 
941
799
1055
921
1029
 
1151
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
757
779
 
767
794
777
783
1123
 
1135
1111
1139
907
983
 
1106
1029
1213
1180
1036
 
1079
1140
1030
969
1002
 
956
1071
1034
1174
1028
 
1068
979
866
818
890
 
902
895
890
871
978
 
931
822
848
859
916
 
1172
1177
397
169
283
348
305
 
351
346
377
244
311
 
330
349
190
280
141
 
189
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
358
374
346
 
376
333
357
340
0
 
139
15
111
217
201
 
42
144
122
67
87
 
58
22
95
158
198
 
174
54
112
74
107
 
111
166
257
309
272
 
268
246
241
269
211
 
241
315
297
270
238
 
288
242
1531
1716
1733
1638
1687
 
1615
1629
1494
1662
1627
 
1655
1506
1763
1631
1731
 
1859
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
1465
1460
1466
 
1473
1493
1481
1477
1812
 
1839
1802
1810
1596
1650
 
1789
1702
1911
1873
1725
 
1773
1827
1721
1654
1666
 
1653
1763
1713
1854
1724
 
1768
1656
1556
1503
1558
 
1568
1572
1572
1548
1643
 
1598
1499
1522
1542
1588
 
1885
1888
351
275
390
382
376
 
367
373
285
292
333
 
376
252
337
301
267
 
404
307
304
424
357
 
431
366
233
411
360
 
409
365
377
426
364
 
458
394
364
410
287
 
321
214
361
203
213
 
372
350
471
403
234
 
378
322
262
311
326
 
243
371
159
455
382
 
201
452
235
286
125
 
139
164
192
228
137
 
255
190
226
166
272
 
361
267
253
113
93
 
240
144
390
339
193
 
255
281
204
126
112
 
187
236
162
299
226
 
284
106
112
105
0
 
15
44
71
46
89
 
41
78
48
80
34
 
486
456
622
608
715
687
694
 
666
675
545
614
640
 
686
521
670
613
602
 
738
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
436
470
377
 
505
455
482
420
588
 
693
586
528
442
387
 
549
444
710
654
520
 
584
591
535
459
391
 
519
562
477
591
559
 
618
430
424
379
334
 
332
375
397
365
377
 
352
345
339
389
366
 
820
790
1079
1089
969
998
988
 
1019
1009
1154
1069
1042
 
997
1171
1030
1068
1103
 
995
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
1255
1228
1309
 
1194
1232
1211
1267
1183
 
1045
1175
1291
1246
1345
 
1223
1304
1090
1140
1208
 
1154
1195
1186
1248
1352
 
1174
1177
1263
1232
1155
 
1102
1288
1258
1302
1359
 
1366
1316
1290
1321
1353
 
1355
1337
1344
1294
1333
 
897
941


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus