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Moffat 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)
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County, UT)  
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)  
Fort Collins (Larimer County, CO)  
Denver (Denver County, CO)  
Craig (Moffat 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)
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)
Lake City (Hinsdale County, CO)
Leadville (Lake County, CO)

Littleton (Arapahoe County, CO)
Meeker (Rio Blanco County, CO)
Montrose (Montrose County, CO)
Ouray (Ouray County, CO)
Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County, CO)

Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO)
Saguache (Saguache County, CO)
Salida (Chaffee County, CO)
Silverton (San Juan County, CO)
Steamboat Springs (Routt County, CO)

Sterling (Logan County, CO)
Telluride (San Miguel County, CO)
Walden (Jackson County, CO)
Walsenburg (Huerfano County, CO)
Westcliffe (Custer County, CO)

Paris (Bear Lake County, ID)
Bridgeport (Morrill County, NE)
Gering (Scotts Bluff County, NE)
Harrisburg (Banner County, NE)
Harrison (Sioux County, NE)

Kimball (Kimball County, NE)
Sidney (Cheyenne County, NE)
Brigham City (Box Elder County, UT)
Castle Dale (Emery County, UT)
Coalville (Summit County, UT)

Duchesne (Duchesne County, UT)
Farmington (Davis County, UT)
Heber (Wasatch County, UT)
Logan (Cache County, UT)
Manila (Daggett County, UT)

Manti (Sanpete County, UT)
Moab (Grand County, UT)
Monticello (San Juan County, UT)
Morgan (Morgan County, UT)
Nephi (Juab County, UT)

Ogden (Weber County, UT)
Price (Carbon County, UT)
Provo (Utah County, UT)
Randolph (Rich County, UT)
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County, UT)

Tooele (Tooele 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)

Lusk (Niobrara County, WY)
Pinedale (Sublette County, WY)
Rawlins (Carbon County, WY)
Thermopolis (Hot Springs County, WY)
Torrington (Goshen County, WY)

Wheatland (Platte County, WY)
Worland (Washakie County, WY)
937
742
734
835
781
 
855
842
795
836
816
 
694
828
598
746
804
 
720
660
845
591
632
 
749
776
860
912
805
 
721
829
648
869
711
 
796
900
855
679
762
 
834
713
663
660
678
 
823
740
758
655
777
 
951
651
810
802
776
 
683
986
966
954
987
 
947
976
623
545
611
 
613
599
591
642
677
 
522
585
573
609
535
 
610
571
569
659
587
 
561
659
893
892
926
 
645
711
686
801
861
 
965
765
811
861
951
 
917
888
108
179
102
0
55
 
25
12
109
50
21
 
175
84
257
126
88
 
173
175
27
251
237
 
87
68
38
79
32
 
116
20
188
37
136
 
45
113
63
177
77
 
32
140
176
190
213
 
126
142
111
200
89
 
116
199
73
167
131
 
354
160
150
132
197
 
118
142
370
312
330
 
272
356
326
364
244
 
343
251
265
345
350
 
362
296
338
330
355
 
373
228
202
80
189
 
311
243
302
266
90
 
194
309
159
293
152
 
141
309
121
114
114
84
81
 
76
77
38
36
76
 
137
0
232
187
24
 
119
179
62
237
202
 
122
71
117
109
77
 
146
65
205
107
119
 
110
72
37
150
86
 
52
186
169
168
165
 
42
92
71
173
156
 
147
178
152
85
63
 
419
212
213
193
268
 
174
183
426
337
380
 
313
406
371
422
301
 
370
259
257
396
382
 
414
327
379
390
403
 
417
277
286
157
271
 
367
308
365
344
174
 
270
384
240
376
223
 
220
393
230
229
99
126
107
 
151
138
190
163
119
 
187
187
226
0
176
 
206
125
151
203
225
 
72
122
131
199
113
 
68
135
112
147
140
 
82
237
183
173
110
 
149
37
142
172
227
 
221
184
160
187
39
 
229
179
68
249
199
 
232
245
222
212
242
 
210
243
244
204
204
 
151
230
202
239
118
 
233
171
206
219
233
 
236
183
216
205
230
 
250
104
173
151
191
 
185
121
179
172
115
 
223
202
89
219
206
 
171
243
92
167
111
27
64
 
15
16
93
27
33
 
172
62
260
151
72
 
164
185
0
257
237
 
103
70
55
67
43
 
132
18
202
45
138
 
68
87
37
178
83
 
14
161
183
192
207
 
104
134
104
202
114
 
107
202
100
147
117
 
380
161
156
138
209
 
120
138
395
330
353
 
293
379
348
389
269
 
362
263
273
368
369
 
386
315
359
355
378
 
396
251
226
95
208
 
336
269
328
292
113
 
208
336
186
319
163
 
158
334
101
217
133
38
89
 
43
41
146
82
57
 
211
117
291
131
125
 
210
203
55
282
273
 
112
104
0
70
66
 
139
56
211
18
170
 
64
129
89
212
111
 
66
153
207
223
250
 
159
180
148
235
93
 
98
233
65
202
168
 
348
128
115
98
160
 
88
117
370
329
334
 
282
359
333
362
246
 
359
275
294
348
362
 
364
310
347
328
360
 
380
235
171
43
153
 
312
239
298
247
60
 
156
295
141
268
115
 
104
282
84
212
138
37
92
 
31
35
138
72
58
 
212
107
294
147
117
 
207
210
45
287
274
 
121
105
18
53
69
 
149
52
221
0
173
 
74
112
76
214
114
 
58
167
213
227
249
 
148
177
146
237
108
 
84
236
82
192
162
 
366
123
113
96
164
 
81
107
387
342
350
 
297
376
348
379
262
 
373
285
301
364
377
 
380
324
362
345
376
 
396
251
186
50
165
 
329
257
315
265
76
 
163
313
159
285
118
 
114
298
151
88
136
126
115
 
118
119
35
78
116
 
129
42
226
221
45
 
103
191
104
236
191
 
152
100
159
144
116
 
171
107
221
148
127
 
148
86
75
148
113
 
94
215
176
167
148
 
0
84
77
169
193
 
179
176
192
45
47
 
450
248
251
231
308
 
211
216
453
352
406
 
336
431
394
451
331
 
385
268
259
422
400
 
441
345
400
420
427
 
440
303
328
198
313
 
395
341
397
383
216
 
310
421
279
416
263
 
262
434
1125
1229
1297
1226
1259
 
1202
1214
1202
1195
1236
 
1289
1183
1376
1352
1204
 
1257
1359
1203
1396
1338
 
1301
1253
1226
1156
1244
 
1328
1219
1387
1208
1294
 
1271
1119
1174
1311
1269
 
1207
1363
1344
1331
1290
 
1168
1248
1245
1329
1314
 
1134
1338
1291
1171
1212
 
1573
1154
1185
1181
1219
 
1170
1134
1595
1519
1556
 
1494
1582
1550
1588
1470
 
1552
1435
1420
1571
1565
 
1588
1510
1560
1554
1581
 
1598
1453
1337
1224
1291
 
1537
1465
1523
1454
1268
 
1248
1508
1358
1446
1216
 
1253
1443
817
1011
1020
924
974
 
901
915
954
915
941
 
1055
921
1151
1035
945
 
1030
1093
909
1158
1118
 
1011
976
906
845
952
 
1040
926
1111
893
1038
 
967
849
895
1070
991
 
919
1059
1088
1088
1074
 
927
1009
991
1093
998
 
809
1098
967
952
973
 
1214
793
821
827
829
 
826
792
1254
1235
1228
 
1186
1252
1233
1240
1140
 
1266
1172
1177
1240
1268
 
1252
1217
1249
1208
1256
 
1279
1138
952
885
906
 
1201
1122
1174
1076
926
 
858
1132
1004
1047
846
 
886
1034
1531
1716
1733
1638
1687
 
1615
1629
1662
1627
1655
 
1763
1631
1859
1750
1655
 
1736
1806
1623
1868
1825
 
1725
1689
1621
1559
1665
 
1753
1640
1825
1608
1749
 
1681
1559
1607
1779
1704
 
1632
1774
1799
1798
1779
 
1634
1717
1701
1802
1713
 
1524
1807
1681
1655
1681
 
1924
1508
1535
1541
1540
 
1540
1506
1966
1949
1942
 
1901
1966
1947
1952
1854
 
1980
1885
1888
1954
1983
 
1966
1931
1964
1920
1970
 
1993
1853
1662
1600
1616
 
1914
1835
1886
1785
1640
 
1569
1840
1717
1751
1559
 
1599
1736
622
608
715
687
694
 
666
675
614
640
686
 
670
613
738
800
626
 
637
756
660
765
700
 
732
680
705
646
689
 
751
672
790
688
694
 
722
576
623
694
694
 
657
795
735
712
656
 
581
641
652
705
769
 
647
716
759
562
613
 
1031
704
730
716
786
 
695
670
1032
911
983
 
911
1008
969
1031
911
 
942
820
790
999
964
 
1019
911
971
1000
1002
 
1012
883
867
726
833
 
975
921
978
952
763
 
806
996
845
972
758
 
781
982
444
365
266
338
301
 
362
349
365
365
326
 
303
379
259
216
360
 
335
216
359
226
289
 
259
308
347
414
317
 
233
342
182
362
278
 
293
441
386
278
292
 
354
199
237
262
324
 
400
330
324
272
254
 
445
260
284
411
362
 
138
457
430
423
436
 
424
458
90
78
47
 
66
53
22
104
113
 
68
161
206
55
39
 
70
63
0
101
40
 
40
112
329
364
367
 
79
143
120
233
324
 
410
203
254
294
408
 
369
322
460
397
291
355
323
 
380
367
392
386
345
 
335
403
297
230
385
 
367
247
378
263
326
 
281
332
360
429
337
 
257
361
213
376
308
 
310
462
407
312
316
 
374
218
269
296
359
 
427
360
352
307
269
 
458
294
296
440
390
 
104
463
435
430
435
 
433
468
51
118
28
 
91
14
34
67
116
 
106
198
244
22
74
 
31
101
40
73
0
 
26
128
322
373
363
 
60
138
100
216
331
 
409
179
254
275
411
 
372
302
1079
1089
969
998
988
 
1019
1009
1069
1042
997
 
1030
1068
995
881
1056
 
1061
941
1024
962
1025
 
950
1002
984
1051
992
 
933
1011
907
1002
996
 
960
1110
1060
1007
989
 
1026
888
964
993
1057
 
1101
1049
1034
1004
913
 
1062
992
925
1124
1073
 
651
1029
998
1005
959
 
1019
1053
659
811
711
 
785
689
732
656
773
 
787
897
941
695
757
 
675
799
736
685
699
 
697
805
845
973
889
 
712
760
705
738
931
 
931
689
843
735
967
 
932
735


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus