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Lake 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)  
Manhattan (New York County, NY)  
Chicago (Cook County, IL)  
Atlanta (Fulton County, GA)  
Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO)  
Leadville (Lake 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)
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)

Springfield (Baca 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)
Tribune (Greeley County, KS)
Bridgeport (Morrill County, NE)
Chappell (Deuel County, NE)

Gering (Scotts Bluff County, NE)
Harrisburg (Banner County, NE)
Kimball (Kimball County, NE)
Sidney (Cheyenne County, NE)
Aztec (San Juan County, NM)

Los Alamos (Los Alamos County, NM)
Mora (Mora County, NM)
Raton (Colfax County, NM)
Santa Fe (Santa Fe County, NM)
Taos (Taos 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)

Price (Carbon County, UT)
Vernal (Uintah County, UT)
Casper (Natrona County, WY)
Cheyenne (Laramie County, WY)
Douglas (Converse County, WY)

Green River (Sweetwater 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
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
 
915
777
951
651
811
 
810
802
776
984
994
 
998
983
976
986
998
 
966
954
947
976
618
 
698
752
810
713
742
 
692
613
677
585
573
 
571
659
893
892
926
 
711
861
811
951
917
 
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
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68
38
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32
116
 
20
188
37
136
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45
113
171
63
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177
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173
77
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140
176
148
190
213
 
126
142
111
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200
 
230
89
116
199
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73
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131
160
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184
202
216
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150
132
118
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266
 
291
281
221
304
252
 
240
272
244
251
265
 
296
228
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80
189
 
243
90
159
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121
114
114
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76
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38
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76
130
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0
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232
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24
119
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62
237
202
110
122
 
71
117
109
77
146
 
65
205
107
119
177
 
110
72
197
37
90
 
150
128
100
86
52
 
186
169
70
168
165
 
42
92
71
121
173
 
154
156
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178
118
 
152
85
63
159
167
 
170
162
164
212
196
 
213
193
174
183
225
 
222
203
138
231
177
 
179
313
301
259
257
 
327
277
286
157
271
 
308
174
240
223
220
 
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
 
204
114
107
202
180
 
100
147
117
142
171
 
164
178
190
161
157
 
156
138
120
138
264
 
278
264
200
290
236
 
230
293
269
263
273
 
315
251
226
95
208
 
269
113
186
163
158
 
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
 
254
93
98
233
235
 
65
202
168
153
196
 
180
210
227
128
141
 
115
98
88
117
302
 
328
317
255
341
289
 
278
282
246
275
294
 
310
235
171
43
153
 
239
60
141
115
104
 
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
 
238
108
84
236
224
 
82
192
162
136
178
 
163
192
210
123
129
 
113
96
81
107
303
 
323
309
244
335
282
 
274
297
262
285
301
 
324
251
186
50
165
 
257
76
159
118
114
 
175
125
29
77
22
 
94
82
215
80
77
 
56
214
102
86
150
 
180
110
69
108
102
 
83
174
162
196
39
 
16
111
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46
60
 
67
122
114
59
231
 
58
151
244
98
172
 
101
214
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102
100
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113
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52
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236
89
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122
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103
138
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242
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250
237
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226
209
196
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191
 
232
233
192
248
201
 
176
227
218
181
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242
191
248
153
247
 
229
147
182
224
206
 
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
 
124
193
179
176
76
 
192
45
47
179
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183
160
155
248
226
 
251
231
211
216
210
 
188
164
96
195
141
 
152
336
331
268
259
 
345
303
328
198
313
 
341
216
279
263
262
 
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
 
1051
1314
1134
1338
1151
 
1291
1171
1212
1074
1032
 
1045
1026
1019
1154
1109
 
1185
1181
1170
1134
1341
 
1246
1193
1147
1229
1208
 
1263
1494
1470
1435
1420
 
1510
1453
1337
1224
1291
 
1465
1268
1358
1216
1253
 
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
 
850
998
809
1098
950
 
967
952
973
768
755
 
751
767
777
793
766
 
821
827
826
792
1135
 
1079
1030
956
1071
1028
 
1068
1186
1140
1172
1177
 
1217
1138
952
885
906
 
1122
926
1004
846
886
 
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
 
1547
1713
1524
1807
1650
 
1681
1655
1681
1481
1464
 
1463
1473
1481
1508
1481
 
1535
1541
1540
1506
1839
 
1773
1721
1653
1763
1724
 
1768
1901
1854
1885
1888
 
1931
1853
1662
1600
1616
 
1835
1640
1717
1559
1599
 
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
 
459
769
647
716
531
 
759
562
613
588
530
 
558
505
482
704
654
 
730
716
695
670
693
 
584
535
519
562
559
 
618
911
911
820
790
 
911
883
867
726
833
 
921
763
845
758
781
 
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
 
1222
913
1062
992
1158
 
925
1124
1073
1125
1177
 
1156
1194
1211
1029
1077
 
998
1005
1019
1053
1045
 
1154
1186
1174
1177
1155
 
1102
785
773
897
941
 
799
805
845
973
889
 
760
931
843
967
932
 


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus