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) |
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Manhattan (New York County, NY) |
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Chicago (Cook County, IL) |
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Atlanta (Fulton County, GA) |
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Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO) |
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Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County, CO) |
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Greeley (Weld County, CO) |
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Fort Collins (Larimer County, CO) |
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Denver (Denver County, CO) |
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Colorado Springs (El Paso County, CO) |
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Boulder (Boulder County, CO) |
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Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA) |
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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)
Holyoke (Phillips County, CO)
Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County, CO)
Hugo (Lincoln County, CO)
Julesburg (Sedgwick 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)
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)
Wray (Yuma County, CO)
Goodland (Sherman County, KS)
St. Francis (Cheyenne County, KS)
Sharon Springs (Wallace County, KS)
Alliance (Box Butte County, NE)
Benkelman (Dundy County, NE)
Bridgeport (Morrill County, NE)
Chappell (Deuel County, NE)
Gering (Scotts Bluff County, NE)
Grant (Perkins County, NE)
Harrisburg (Banner County, NE)
Harrison (Sioux County, NE)
Imperial (Chase County, NE)
Kimball (Kimball County, NE)
Ogallala (Keith County, NE)
Oshkosh (Garden County, NE)
Sidney (Cheyenne County, NE)
Aztec (San Juan County, NM)
Raton (Colfax County, NM)
Tierra Amarilla (Rio Arriba County, NM)
Duchesne (Duchesne County, UT)
Manila (Daggett County, UT)
Moab (Grand County, UT)
Monticello (San Juan County, UT)
Vernal (Uintah County, UT)
Casper (Natrona County, WY)
Cheyenne (Laramie County, WY)
Douglas (Converse County, WY)
Green River (Sweetwater County, WY)
Lander (Fremont County, WY)
Laramie (Albany County, WY)
Lusk (Niobrara County, WY)
Rawlins (Carbon County, WY)
Torrington (Goshen County, WY)
Wheatland (Platte County, WY)
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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
993
796
900
1005
855
874
679
924
892
762
834
713
663
867
660
678
823
740
758
761
655
777
951
651
811
810
802
776
984
994
998
983
1010
1017
986
998
966
1027
954
987
1023
947
1035
1013
976
618
810
692
613
677
585
573
659
893
892
926
711
801
861
965
811
951
917
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108
179
102
0
55
25
12
166
109
50
21
176
175
84
207
257
126
88
173
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27
251
237
170
87
68
38
79
32
116
20
188
37
136
160
45
113
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63
168
177
195
173
77
32
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190
213
126
142
111
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89
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73
167
131
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194
184
202
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196
160
164
150
194
132
197
194
118
200
180
142
266
221
240
272
244
251
265
228
202
80
189
243
266
90
194
159
152
141
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121
114
114
84
81
76
77
137
38
36
76
130
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0
141
232
187
24
119
179
62
237
202
110
122
71
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77
146
65
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107
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110
72
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37
90
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128
100
86
52
186
169
70
168
165
42
92
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121
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156
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118
152
85
63
159
167
170
162
244
190
212
196
213
211
193
268
201
174
224
217
183
225
138
179
313
301
259
257
277
286
157
271
308
344
174
270
240
223
220
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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
148
68
87
162
37
143
178
169
147
83
14
161
183
122
192
207
104
134
104
179
202
114
107
202
180
100
147
117
142
171
164
178
193
178
161
157
156
182
138
209
179
120
191
175
138
264
200
230
293
269
263
273
251
226
95
208
269
292
113
208
186
163
158
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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
145
64
129
150
89
195
212
215
198
111
66
153
207
175
223
250
159
180
148
232
235
93
98
233
235
65
202
168
153
196
180
210
156
189
128
141
115
176
98
160
180
88
179
154
117
302
255
278
282
246
275
294
235
171
43
153
239
247
60
156
141
115
104
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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
130
74
112
137
76
181
214
199
182
114
58
167
213
161
227
249
148
177
146
225
237
108
84
236
224
82
192
162
136
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163
192
153
172
123
129
113
162
96
164
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81
167
144
107
303
244
274
297
262
285
301
251
186
50
165
257
265
76
163
159
118
114
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152
180
72
45
40
70
56
211
122
82
37
218
160
110
206
231
82
104
166
140
68
219
216
209
48
59
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123
33
75
53
148
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154
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101
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58
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246
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192
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176
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151
241
217
180
247
238
234
227
200
211
231
183
192
101
189
202
235
89
204
132
170
149
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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
202
148
86
225
75
61
148
109
77
113
94
215
176
46
167
148
0
84
77
86
169
193
179
176
76
192
45
47
179
173
183
160
280
205
248
226
251
235
231
308
222
211
250
248
216
210
96
152
336
331
268
259
303
328
198
313
341
383
216
310
279
263
262
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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
1088
1271
1119
1096
1174
1107
1311
1059
1091
1269
1207
1363
1344
1121
1331
1290
1168
1248
1245
1203
1329
1314
1134
1338
1151
1291
1171
1212
1074
1032
1045
1026
1155
1038
1154
1109
1185
1067
1181
1219
1054
1170
1074
1111
1134
1341
1147
1263
1494
1470
1435
1420
1453
1337
1224
1291
1465
1454
1268
1248
1358
1216
1253
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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
764
967
849
757
895
880
1070
831
862
991
919
1059
1088
885
1088
1074
927
1009
991
996
1093
998
809
1098
950
967
952
973
768
755
751
767
780
733
793
766
821
731
827
829
731
826
727
757
792
1135
956
1068
1186
1140
1172
1177
1138
952
885
906
1122
1076
926
858
1004
846
886
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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
1478
1681
1559
1471
1607
1584
1779
1533
1565
1704
1632
1774
1799
1590
1798
1779
1634
1717
1701
1698
1802
1713
1524
1807
1650
1681
1655
1681
1481
1464
1463
1473
1493
1445
1508
1481
1535
1445
1541
1540
1444
1540
1442
1472
1506
1839
1653
1768
1901
1854
1885
1888
1853
1662
1600
1616
1835
1785
1640
1569
1717
1559
1599
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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
619
722
576
642
623
523
694
491
515
694
657
795
735
543
712
656
581
641
652
577
705
769
647
716
531
759
562
613
588
530
558
505
725
567
704
654
730
620
716
786
598
695
637
670
670
693
519
618
911
911
820
790
883
867
726
833
921
952
763
806
845
758
781
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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
1103
960
1110
1090
1060
1158
1007
1192
1167
989
1026
888
964
1138
993
1057
1101
1049
1034
1120
1004
913
1062
992
1158
925
1124
1073
1125
1177
1156
1194
1024
1157
1029
1077
998
1119
1005
959
1135
1019
1109
1071
1053
1045
1174
1102
785
773
897
941
805
845
973
889
760
738
931
931
843
967
932
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Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus
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