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Rio Blanco 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)  
Meeker (Rio Blanco 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)
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)
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)
San Luis (Costilla County, CO)

Silverton (San Juan County, CO)
Steamboat Springs (Routt County, CO)
Telluride (San Miguel County, CO)
Walden (Jackson County, CO)
Walsenburg (Huerfano County, CO)

Westcliffe (Custer County, CO)
Paris (Bear Lake County, ID)
Harrisburg (Banner County, NE)
Kimball (Kimball County, NE)
Aztec (San Juan County, NM)

Tierra Amarilla (Rio Arriba County, NM)
Brigham City (Box Elder County, UT)
Castle Dale (Emery County, UT)
Coalville (Summit County, UT)
Duchesne (Duchesne County, UT)

Farmington (Davis County, UT)
Fillmore (Millard County, UT)
Heber (Wasatch County, UT)
Loa (Wayne 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)

Richfield (Sevier 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)
Pinedale (Sublette County, WY)
Rawlins (Carbon County, WY)
Thermopolis (Hot Springs 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
679
 
762
834
713
663
660
 
678
823
740
758
761
 
655
777
651
810
802
 
776
683
954
947
618
 
692
623
545
611
613
 
599
480
591
484
642
 
677
522
585
573
609
 
535
610
571
569
659
 
480
587
561
659
893
 
892
926
645
711
686
 
801
861
765
811
861
 
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
177
 
77
32
140
176
190
 
213
126
142
111
195
 
200
89
199
73
167
 
131
354
132
118
266
 
240
370
312
330
272
 
356
385
326
360
364
 
244
343
251
265
345
 
350
362
296
338
330
 
375
355
373
228
202
 
80
189
311
243
302
 
266
90
309
159
293
 
152
141
121
114
114
84
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76
77
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137
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232
187
 
24
119
179
62
237
 
202
122
71
117
109
 
77
146
65
205
107
 
119
110
72
37
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86
52
186
169
168
 
165
42
92
71
121
 
173
156
178
152
85
 
63
419
193
174
225
 
179
426
337
380
313
 
406
407
371
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301
370
259
257
396
 
382
414
327
379
390
 
395
403
417
277
286
 
157
271
367
308
365
 
344
174
384
240
376
 
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
178
 
83
14
161
183
192
 
207
104
134
104
179
 
202
114
202
100
147
 
117
380
138
120
264
 
230
395
330
353
293
 
379
402
348
375
389
 
269
362
263
273
368
 
369
386
315
359
355
 
392
378
396
251
226
 
95
208
336
269
328
 
292
113
336
186
319
 
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
212
 
111
66
153
207
223
 
250
159
180
148
232
 
235
93
233
65
202
 
168
348
98
88
302
 
278
370
329
334
282
 
359
401
333
381
362
 
246
359
275
294
348
 
362
364
310
347
328
 
394
360
380
235
171
 
43
153
312
239
298
 
247
60
295
141
268
 
115
104
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
214
 
114
58
167
213
227
 
249
148
177
146
225
 
237
108
236
82
192
 
162
366
96
81
303
 
274
387
342
350
297
 
376
414
348
392
379
 
262
373
285
301
364
 
377
380
324
362
345
 
406
376
396
251
186
 
50
165
329
257
315
 
265
76
313
159
285
 
118
114
247
209
82
140
105
 
164
151
181
168
128
 
161
186
228
190
37
 
170
184
90
161
167
 
192
64
116
153
217
 
119
45
144
75
167
 
116
95
244
189
144
 
102
156
0
109
140
 
198
215
165
146
238
 
155
64
146
97
237
 
186
237
241
237
223
 
242
240
176
195
132
 
220
248
187
231
237
 
116
206
135
170
210
 
210
229
157
199
205
 
241
218
235
91
209
 
179
227
181
130
183
 
197
148
220
125
249
 
239
206
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
148
 
113
94
215
176
167
 
148
0
84
77
86
 
169
193
176
192
45
 
47
450
231
211
210
 
152
453
352
406
336
 
431
420
394
381
451
 
331
385
268
259
422
 
400
441
345
400
420
 
406
427
440
303
328
 
198
313
395
341
397
 
383
216
421
279
416
 
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
1311
 
1269
1207
1363
1344
1331
 
1290
1168
1248
1245
1203
 
1329
1314
1338
1291
1171
 
1212
1573
1181
1170
1341
 
1263
1595
1519
1556
1494
 
1582
1588
1550
1548
1588
 
1470
1552
1435
1420
1571
 
1565
1588
1510
1560
1554
 
1573
1581
1598
1453
1337
 
1224
1291
1537
1465
1523
 
1454
1268
1508
1358
1446
 
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
1070
 
991
919
1059
1088
1088
 
1074
927
1009
991
996
 
1093
998
1098
967
952
 
973
1214
827
826
1135
 
1068
1254
1235
1228
1186
 
1252
1308
1233
1284
1240
 
1140
1266
1172
1177
1240
 
1268
1252
1217
1249
1208
 
1299
1256
1279
1138
952
 
885
906
1201
1122
1174
 
1076
926
1132
1004
1047
 
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
1779
 
1704
1632
1774
1799
1798
 
1779
1634
1717
1701
1698
 
1802
1713
1807
1681
1655
 
1681
1924
1541
1540
1839
 
1768
1966
1949
1942
1901
 
1966
2022
1947
1997
1952
 
1854
1980
1885
1888
1954
 
1983
1966
1931
1964
1920
 
2013
1970
1993
1853
1662
 
1600
1616
1914
1835
1886
 
1785
1640
1840
1717
1751
 
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
694
 
694
657
795
735
712
 
656
581
641
652
577
 
705
769
716
759
562
 
613
1031
716
695
693
 
618
1032
911
983
911
 
1008
969
969
920
1031
 
911
942
820
790
999
 
964
1019
911
971
1000
 
951
1002
1012
883
867
 
726
833
975
921
978
 
952
763
996
845
972
 
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
278
 
292
354
199
237
262
 
324
400
330
324
396
 
272
254
260
284
411
 
362
138
423
424
309
 
368
90
78
47
66
 
53
96
22
127
104
 
113
68
161
206
55
 
39
70
63
0
101
 
105
40
40
112
329
 
364
367
79
143
120
 
233
324
203
254
294
 
408
369
460
397
291
355
323
 
380
367
392
386
345
 
335
403
407
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
428
 
307
269
294
296
440
 
390
104
430
433
347
 
403
51
118
28
91
 
14
127
34
165
67
 
116
106
198
244
22
 
74
31
101
40
73
 
140
0
26
128
322
 
373
363
60
138
100
 
216
331
179
254
275
 
411
372
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
1007
 
989
1026
888
964
993
 
1057
1101
1049
1034
1120
 
1004
913
992
925
1124
 
1073
651
1005
1019
1045
 
1102
659
811
711
785
 
689
780
732
834
656
 
773
787
897
941
695
 
757
675
799
736
685
 
800
699
697
805
845
 
973
889
712
760
705
 
738
931
689
843
735
 
967
932


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus