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Lincoln 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)  
Hugo (Lincoln 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)

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

Ashland (Clark County, KS)
Atwood (Rawlins County, KS)
Cimarron (Gray County, KS)
Colby (Thomas County, KS)
Dighton (Lane County, KS)

Dodge City (Ford County, KS)
Elkhart (Morton County, KS)
Garden City (Finney County, KS)
Goodland (Sherman County, KS)
Gove City (Gove County, KS)

Greensburg (Kiowa County, KS)
Hays (Ellis County, KS)
Hill City (Graham County, KS)
Hoxie (Sheridan County, KS)
Hugoton (Stevens County, KS)

Jetmore (Hodgeman County, KS)
Johnson City (Stanton County, KS)
Kinsley (Edwards County, KS)
La Crosse (Rush County, KS)
Lakin (Kearny County, KS)

Larned (Pawnee County, KS)
Leoti (Wichita County, KS)
Liberal (Seward County, KS)
Meade (Meade County, KS)
Ness City (Ness County, KS)

Norton (Norton County, KS)
Oakley (Logan County, KS)
Oberlin (Decatur County, KS)
Phillipsburg (Phillips County, KS)
Russell (Russell County, KS)

St. Francis (Cheyenne County, KS)
Scott City (Scott County, KS)
Sharon Springs (Wallace County, KS)
Stockton (Rooks County, KS)
Sublette (Haskell County, KS)

Syracuse (Hamilton County, KS)
Tribune (Greeley County, KS)
Ulysses (Grant County, KS)
WaKeeney (Trego County, KS)
Alliance (Box Butte County, NE)

Alma (Harlan County, NE)
Arthur (Arthur County, NE)
Beaver City (Furnas County, NE)
Benkelman (Dundy County, NE)
Bridgeport (Morrill County, NE)

Chappell (Deuel County, NE)
Elwood (Gosper County, NE)
Gering (Scotts Bluff County, NE)
Grant (Perkins County, NE)
Harrisburg (Banner County, NE)

Harrison (Sioux County, NE)
Hayes Center (Hayes County, NE)
Holdrege (Phelps County, NE)
Hyannis (Grant County, NE)
Imperial (Chase County, NE)

Kimball (Kimball County, NE)
Lexington (Dawson County, NE)
McCook (Red Willow County, NE)
Mullen (Hooker County, NE)
North Platte (Lincoln County, NE)

Ogallala (Keith County, NE)
Oshkosh (Garden County, NE)
Sidney (Cheyenne County, NE)
Stapleton (Logan County, NE)
Stockville (Frontier County, NE)

Trenton (Hitchcock County, NE)
Tryon (McPherson County, NE)
Clayton (Union County, NM)
Mora (Mora County, NM)
Mosquero (Harding County, NM)

Raton (Colfax County, NM)
Taos (Taos County, NM)
Tierra Amarilla (Rio Arriba County, NM)
Beaver (Beaver County, OK)
Boise City (Cimarron County, OK)

Guymon (Texas County, OK)
Channing (Hartley County, TX)
Dalhart (Dallam County, TX)
Dumas (Moore County, TX)
Perryton (Ochiltree County, TX)

Spearman (Hansford County, TX)
Stratford (Sherman County, TX)
Cheyenne (Laramie County, WY)
Laramie (Albany County, WY)
Torrington (Goshen County, WY)

Wheatland (Platte County, WY)
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1460
1466
1430
1384
 
1362
1422
1396
1334
1322
 
1463
1436
1473
1336
1452
 
1493
1481
1477
1374
1493
 
1331
1437
1355
1445
1508
 
1481
1352
1535
1445
1541
 
1540
1413
1328
1437
1444
 
1540
1344
1396
1400
1393
 
1442
1472
1506
1377
1379
 
1416
1399
1596
1721
1654
 
1653
1724
1768
1450
1556
 
1503
1572
1572
1548
1474
 
1499
1542
1600
1640
1559
 
1599
622
608
715
687
694
 
666
675
545
614
640
 
686
521
670
613
602
 
800
626
637
756
660
 
518
732
680
705
646
 
689
751
672
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
 
348
540
401
514
444
 
389
411
426
530
474
 
362
444
486
498
398
 
399
433
384
421
436
 
395
470
377
370
429
 
517
493
529
501
437
 
558
456
505
479
398
 
455
482
420
464
725
 
525
664
535
567
704
 
654
565
730
620
716
 
786
583
548
692
598
 
695
576
555
681
616
 
637
670
670
635
571
 
562
648
442
535
459
 
519
559
618
350
424
 
379
375
397
365
338
 
345
389
726
763
758
 
781
1079
1089
969
998
988
 
1019
1009
1154
1069
1042
 
997
1171
1030
1068
1103
 
881
1056
1061
941
1024
 
1168
950
1002
984
1051
 
992
933
1011
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
 
1351
1188
1300
1204
1266
 
1316
1271
1271
1177
1246
 
1354
1300
1258
1232
1286
 
1312
1251
1335
1314
1255
 
1338
1228
1309
1323
1292
 
1238
1224
1210
1266
1320
 
1156
1247
1194
1281
1293
 
1232
1211
1267
1270
1024
 
1251
1095
1229
1157
1029
 
1077
1211
998
1119
1005
 
959
1162
1238
1077
1135
 
1019
1210
1191
1109
1152
 
1109
1071
1053
1151
1190
 
1175
1129
1246
1186
1248
 
1174
1155
1102
1336
1258
 
1302
1316
1290
1321
1344
 
1337
1294
973
931
967
 
932


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus