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Garfield 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)
Provo (Utah County, UT)  
Dallas (Dallas County, TX)  
Manhattan (New York County, NY)  
Chicago (Cook County, IL)  
Atlanta (Fulton County, GA)  
Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO)  
Greeley (Weld County, CO)  
Glenwood Springs (Garfield 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)
Canon City (Fremont County, CO)
Castle Rock (Douglas County, CO)
Central City (Gilpin 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)
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)
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)
Steamboat Springs (Routt County, CO)

Sterling (Logan County, CO)
Telluride (San Miguel County, CO)
Trinidad (Las Animas County, CO)
Walden (Jackson County, CO)
Walsenburg (Huerfano County, CO)

Westcliffe (Custer County, CO)
Harrisburg (Banner County, NE)
Kimball (Kimball County, NE)
Aztec (San Juan County, NM)
Raton (Colfax County, NM)

Taos (Taos County, NM)
Tierra Amarilla (Rio Arriba County, NM)
Castle Dale (Emery County, UT)
Coalville (Summit County, UT)
Duchesne (Duchesne County, UT)

Heber (Wasatch County, UT)
Loa (Wayne County, UT)
Manila (Daggett County, UT)
Manti (Sanpete County, UT)
Moab (Grand County, UT)

Monticello (San Juan County, UT)
Nephi (Juab County, UT)
Price (Carbon County, UT)
Provo (Utah County, UT)
Vernal (Uintah County, UT)

Casper (Natrona County, WY)
Cheyenne (Laramie County, WY)
Douglas (Converse County, WY)
Evanston (Uinta County, WY)
Green River (Sweetwater County, WY)

Kemmerer (Lincoln County, WY)
Lander (Fremont County, WY)
Laramie (Albany County, WY)
Rawlins (Carbon County, WY)
Torrington (Goshen County, WY)

Wheatland (Platte County, WY)
937
742
734
835
781
 
855
842
795
836
816
 
694
828
728
598
746
 
804
720
660
845
591
 
632
749
776
860
912
 
805
721
829
648
869
 
711
796
900
855
874
 
679
892
762
834
713
 
663
867
660
678
823
 
740
758
761
655
777
 
951
651
811
810
802
 
776
954
947
618
810
 
742
692
545
611
613
 
591
484
677
522
585
 
573
535
571
569
659
 
893
892
926
645
711
 
686
801
861
811
951
 
917
108
179
102
0
55
 
25
12
109
50
21
 
175
84
207
257
126
 
88
173
175
27
251
 
237
87
68
38
79
 
32
116
20
188
37
 
136
45
113
63
168
 
177
173
77
32
140
 
176
148
190
213
126
 
142
111
195
200
89
 
116
199
201
73
167
 
131
132
118
266
221
 
252
240
312
330
272
 
326
360
244
343
251
 
265
350
296
338
228
 
202
80
189
311
243
 
302
266
90
159
152
 
141
121
114
114
84
81
 
76
77
38
36
76
 
137
0
141
232
187
 
24
119
179
62
237
 
202
122
71
117
109
 
77
146
65
205
107
 
119
110
72
37
90
 
150
100
86
52
186
 
169
70
168
165
42
 
92
71
121
173
156
 
147
178
118
152
85
 
63
193
174
225
138
 
177
179
337
380
313
 
371
373
301
370
259
 
257
382
327
379
277
 
286
157
271
367
308
 
365
344
174
240
223
 
220
92
167
111
27
64
 
15
16
93
27
33
 
172
62
195
260
151
 
72
164
185
0
257
 
237
103
70
55
67
 
43
132
18
202
45
 
138
68
87
37
143
 
178
147
83
14
161
 
183
122
192
207
104
 
134
104
179
202
114
 
107
202
180
100
147
 
117
138
120
264
200
 
236
230
330
353
293
 
348
375
269
362
263
 
273
369
315
359
251
 
226
95
208
336
269
 
328
292
113
186
163
 
158
101
217
133
38
89
 
43
41
146
82
57
 
211
117
245
291
131
 
125
210
203
55
282
 
273
112
104
0
70
 
66
139
56
211
18
 
170
64
129
89
195
 
212
198
111
66
153
 
207
175
223
250
159
 
180
148
232
235
93
 
98
233
235
65
202
 
168
98
88
302
255
 
289
278
329
334
282
 
333
381
246
359
275
 
294
362
310
347
235
 
171
43
153
312
239
 
298
247
60
141
115
 
104
223
164
36
116
69
 
138
125
137
133
99
 
119
146
185
166
68
 
128
140
68
132
149
 
160
29
75
139
195
 
88
0
114
73
149
 
73
75
209
155
231
 
105
244
60
124
45
 
79
214
106
159
171
 
120
101
193
121
70
 
232
114
225
99
191
 
140
235
226
192
242
 
238
201
198
235
168
 
225
244
160
230
136
 
158
239
184
233
132
 
234
173
244
224
176
 
228
239
152
155
240
 
213
84
212
138
37
92
 
31
35
138
72
58
 
212
107
239
294
147
 
117
207
210
45
287
 
274
121
105
18
53
 
69
149
52
221
0
 
173
74
112
76
181
 
214
182
114
58
167
 
213
161
227
249
148
 
177
146
225
237
108
 
84
236
224
82
192
 
162
96
81
303
244
 
282
274
342
350
297
 
348
392
262
373
285
 
301
377
324
362
251
 
186
50
165
329
257
 
315
265
76
159
118
 
114
151
88
136
126
115
 
118
119
35
78
116
 
129
42
112
226
221
 
45
103
191
104
236
 
191
152
100
159
144
 
116
171
107
221
148
 
127
148
86
75
61
 
148
77
113
94
215
 
176
46
167
148
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84
77
86
169
193
 
179
176
76
192
45
 
47
231
211
210
96
 
141
152
352
406
336
 
394
381
331
385
268
 
259
400
345
400
303
 
328
198
313
395
341
 
397
383
216
279
263
 
262
1125
1229
1297
1226
1259
 
1202
1214
1202
1195
1236
 
1289
1183
1234
1376
1352
 
1204
1257
1359
1203
1396
 
1338
1301
1253
1226
1156
 
1244
1328
1219
1387
1208
 
1294
1271
1119
1174
1107
 
1311
1091
1269
1207
1363
 
1344
1121
1331
1290
1168
 
1248
1245
1203
1329
1314
 
1134
1338
1151
1291
1171
 
1212
1181
1170
1341
1147
 
1208
1263
1519
1556
1494
 
1550
1548
1470
1552
1435
 
1420
1565
1510
1560
1453
 
1337
1224
1291
1537
1465
 
1523
1454
1268
1358
1216
 
1253
817
1011
1020
924
974
 
901
915
954
915
941
 
1055
921
1029
1151
1035
 
945
1030
1093
909
1158
 
1118
1011
976
906
845
 
952
1040
926
1111
893
 
1038
967
849
895
880
 
1070
862
991
919
1059
 
1088
885
1088
1074
927
 
1009
991
996
1093
998
 
809
1098
950
967
952
 
973
827
826
1135
956
 
1028
1068
1235
1228
1186
 
1233
1284
1140
1266
1172
 
1177
1268
1217
1249
1138
 
952
885
906
1201
1122
 
1174
1076
926
1004
846
 
886
1531
1716
1733
1638
1687
 
1615
1629
1662
1627
1655
 
1763
1631
1731
1859
1750
 
1655
1736
1806
1623
1868
 
1825
1725
1689
1621
1559
 
1665
1753
1640
1825
1608
 
1749
1681
1559
1607
1584
 
1779
1565
1704
1632
1774
 
1799
1590
1798
1779
1634
 
1717
1701
1698
1802
1713
 
1524
1807
1650
1681
1655
 
1681
1541
1540
1839
1653
 
1724
1768
1949
1942
1901
 
1947
1997
1854
1980
1885
 
1888
1983
1931
1964
1853
 
1662
1600
1616
1914
1835
 
1886
1785
1640
1717
1559
 
1599
622
608
715
687
694
 
666
675
614
640
686
 
670
613
602
738
800
 
626
637
756
660
765
 
700
732
680
705
646
 
689
751
672
790
688
 
694
722
576
623
523
 
694
515
694
657
795
 
735
543
712
656
581
 
641
652
577
705
769
 
647
716
531
759
562
 
613
716
695
693
519
 
559
618
911
983
911
 
969
920
911
942
820
 
790
964
911
971
883
 
867
726
833
975
921
 
978
952
763
845
758
 
781
444
365
266
338
301
 
362
349
365
365
326
 
303
379
374
259
216
 
360
335
216
359
226
 
289
259
308
347
414
 
317
233
342
182
362
 
278
293
441
386
461
 
278
475
292
354
199
 
237
445
262
324
400
 
330
324
396
272
254
 
445
260
440
284
411
 
362
423
424
309
453
 
423
368
78
47
66
 
22
127
113
68
161
 
206
39
63
0
112
 
329
364
367
79
143
 
120
233
324
254
408
 
369
1079
1089
969
998
988
 
1019
1009
1069
1042
997
 
1030
1068
1103
995
881
 
1056
1061
941
1024
962
 
1025
950
1002
984
1051
 
992
933
1011
907
1002
 
996
960
1110
1060
1158
 
1007
1167
989
1026
888
 
964
1138
993
1057
1101
 
1049
1034
1120
1004
913
 
1062
992
1158
925
1124
 
1073
1005
1019
1045
1174
 
1155
1102
811
711
785
 
732
834
773
787
897
 
941
757
799
736
805
 
845
973
889
712
760
 
705
738
931
843
967
 
932


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus