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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Savannah (Chatham County, GA) |
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Atlanta (Fulton County, GA) |
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West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County, FL) |
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Tampa (Hillsborough County, FL) |
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Tallahassee (Leon County, FL) |
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Orlando (Orange County, FL) |
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Miami (Miami-Dade County, FL) |
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Jacksonville (Duval County, FL) |
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Gainesville (Alachua County, FL) |
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Fort Lauderdale (Broward County, FL) |
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Bushnell (Sumter County, FL) |
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Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA) |
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Apalachicola (Franklin County, FL)
Arcadia (DeSoto County, FL)
East Naples (Collier County, FL)
Bartow (Polk County, FL)
Blountstown (Calhoun County, FL)
Bradenton (Manatee County, FL)
Bristol (Liberty County, FL)
Bronson (Levy County, FL)
Brooksville (Hernando County, FL)
Bunnell (Flagler County, FL)
Bushnell (Sumter County, FL)
Clearwater (Pinellas County, FL)
Crawfordville (Wakulla County, FL)
Cross City (Dixie County, FL)
Dade City (Pasco County, FL)
DeLand (Volusia County, FL)
Fernandina Beach (Nassau County, FL)
Fort Lauderdale (Broward County, FL)
Fort Myers (Lee County, FL)
Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County, FL)
Gainesville (Alachua County, FL)
Green Cove Springs (Clay County, FL)
Inverness (Citrus County, FL)
Jacksonville (Duval County, FL)
Jasper (Hamilton County, FL)
Kissimmee (Osceola County, FL)
LaBelle (Hendry County, FL)
Lake Butler (Union County, FL)
Lake City (Columbia County, FL)
Live Oak (Suwannee County, FL)
Macclenny (Baker County, FL)
Madison (Madison County, FL)
Marianna (Jackson County, FL)
Mayo (Lafayette County, FL)
Miami (Miami-Dade County, FL)
Monticello (Jefferson County, FL)
Moore Haven (Glades County, FL)
Ocala (Marion County, FL)
Okeechobee (Okeechobee County, FL)
Orlando (Orange County, FL)
Palatka (Putnam County, FL)
Panama City (Bay County, FL)
Perry (Taylor County, FL)
Port St. Joe (Gulf County, FL)
Punta Gorda (Charlotte County, FL)
Quincy (Gadsden County, FL)
St. Augustine (St. Johns County, FL)
Sanford (Seminole County, FL)
Sarasota (Sarasota County, FL)
Sebring (Highlands County, FL)
Starke (Bradford County, FL)
Stuart (Martin County, FL)
Tallahassee (Leon County, FL)
Tampa (Hillsborough County, FL)
Tavares (Lake County, FL)
Titusville (Brevard County, FL)
Trenton (Gilchrist County, FL)
Vero Beach (Indian River County, FL)
Wauchula (Hardee County, FL)
West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County, FL)
Abbeville (Wilcox County, GA)
Adel (Cook County, GA)
Alamo (Wheeler County, GA)
Albany (Dougherty County, GA)
Alma (Bacon County, GA)
Ashburn (Turner County, GA)
Bainbridge (Decatur County, GA)
Baxley (Appling County, GA)
Blackshear (Pierce County, GA)
Brunswick (Glynn County, GA)
Cairo (Grady County, GA)
Camilla (Mitchell County, GA)
Claxton (Evans County, GA)
Colquitt (Miller County, GA)
Cordele (Crisp County, GA)
Darien (McIntosh County, GA)
Donalsonville (Seminole County, GA)
Douglas (Coffee County, GA)
Statenville (Echols County, GA)
Fitzgerald (Ben Hill County, GA)
Folkston (Charlton County, GA)
Hazlehurst (Jeff Davis County, GA)
Hinesville (Liberty County, GA)
Homerville (Clinch County, GA)
Jesup (Wayne County, GA)
Lakeland (Lanier County, GA)
Leesburg (Lee County, GA)
Ludowici (Long County, GA)
Lyons (Toombs County, GA)
McRae-Helena (Telfair County, GA)
Morgan (Calhoun County, GA)
Moultrie (Colquitt County, GA)
Mount Vernon (Montgomery County, GA)
Nahunta (Brantley County, GA)
Nashville (Berrien County, GA)
Newton (Baker County, GA)
Ocilla (Irwin County, GA)
Pearson (Atkinson County, GA)
Pembroke (Bryan County, GA)
Quitman (Brooks County, GA)
Reidsville (Tattnall County, GA)
Savannah (Chatham County, GA)
Sylvester (Worth County, GA)
Thomasville (Thomas County, GA)
Tifton (Tift County, GA)
Valdosta (Lowndes County, GA)
Waycross (Ware County, GA)
Woodbine (Camden County, GA)
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1974
2211
2243
2197
1957
2164
1961
2115
2149
2191
2162
2141
2001
2083
2165
2202
2158
2337
2228
2293
2127
2158
2145
2153
2075
2210
2247
2120
2099
2078
2127
2050
1939
2072
2344
2022
2265
2149
2270
2217
2166
1927
2047
1954
2210
1981
2182
2207
2169
2228
2135
2304
2002
2158
2180
2238
2101
2285
2206
2323
2029
2037
2056
1986
2084
2014
1975
2087
2101
2149
1997
1990
2106
1961
2003
2147
1956
2063
2075
2037
2123
2071
2128
2078
2116
2059
1984
2123
2082
2051
1963
2015
2066
2118
2046
1981
2039
2067
2123
2036
2095
2151
2007
2011
2026
2050
2096
2137
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188
102
178
58
214
87
210
62
21
70
0
63
171
90
23
55
142
213
144
139
70
94
18
117
137
50
142
93
109
123
110
146
237
114
233
166
142
34
127
56
71
237
132
208
126
197
97
51
97
93
87
154
177
54
22
79
77
127
81
181
239
186
242
235
199
228
213
213
180
174
197
216
240
233
247
188
232
200
148
220
149
221
219
167
201
173
244
210
244
238
247
199
243
174
187
225
212
186
241
169
235
236
222
186
209
165
175
159
|
386
129
103
159
421
176
417
275
215
238
213
205
380
302
198
211
322
0
109
90
279
282
230
304
348
169
90
299
319
335
310
359
445
327
26
379
76
243
87
171
259
436
345
405
127
408
269
196
169
122
289
73
389
191
206
173
290
105
141
42
447
398
444
448
399
439
425
411
378
354
410
429
429
445
457
368
444
405
357
428
344
422
403
373
391
382
456
397
439
442
460
412
443
367
397
439
421
392
424
382
428
410
434
399
421
377
375
346
|
159
173
248
128
170
152
165
24
81
64
70
120
126
47
92
79
86
279
214
198
0
45
58
61
69
111
212
23
40
57
44
84
189
56
300
109
211
37
192
110
40
202
80
178
196
147
64
89
162
162
23
214
126
119
73
120
28
184
151
244
170
119
172
170
129
160
157
144
111
113
138
154
173
175
178
127
178
130
79
150
83
152
155
97
135
103
178
145
174
168
186
135
174
108
118
164
143
116
176
105
167
175
155
126
141
98
106
96
|
204
216
292
170
202
204
198
85
133
67
117
176
162
100
141
94
25
304
257
216
61
24
111
0
79
141
250
46
60
79
28
105
216
93
327
132
244
85
220
135
48
240
116
221
241
175
37
109
214
198
38
233
155
171
109
132
85
201
193
265
150
118
141
172
96
151
177
107
75
56
156
163
127
191
168
71
197
107
78
134
40
119
103
80
88
97
177
95
135
140
193
139
139
63
112
173
128
97
125
117
124
119
153
142
135
103
73
43
|
400
143
102
177
437
188
433
294
233
261
233
219
397
321
216
234
346
26
116
114
300
305
249
327
369
190
101
321
339
355
333
379
461
347
0
398
92
263
108
193
282
451
363
418
136
425
293
218
180
140
311
98
407
206
227
197
309
130
157
67
469
418
467
467
422
460
443
434
401
378
428
449
453
463
478
392
461
427
378
450
367
445
427
395
415
403
476
420
462
464
479
432
466
390
418
458
443
414
448
402
451
434
454
418
441
397
398
370
|
243
90
162
50
268
103
264
110
70
70
56
97
224
141
57
42
156
171
128
88
110
112
72
135
179
12
117
129
149
167
140
193
290
162
193
216
109
76
85
0
89
292
183
263
117
250
103
26
108
66
118
104
229
80
39
29
126
74
69
134
276
228
274
280
229
269
263
241
208
189
246
264
262
283
287
203
283
234
187
258
174
252
237
202
223
212
288
230
270
271
295
244
273
198
227
273
251
221
259
215
259
248
265
234
251
208
205
178
|
67
266
335
230
47
229
43
119
174
190
177
193
19
88
191
204
167
389
303
316
126
157
160
155
77
226
309
118
98
76
127
50
63
70
407
23
315
154
304
229
164
87
47
77
282
21
180
213
239
267
133
331
0
203
190
244
104
303
249
358
120
67
146
78
129
94
36
144
132
172
29
54
182
57
108
179
55
110
83
105
136
138
183
98
160
81
88
172
166
137
78
57
154
144
79
60
99
101
195
47
169
212
78
31
82
64
124
155
|
195
64
134
40
231
34
227
103
38
122
54
18
192
122
32
103
196
191
101
136
119
148
61
171
179
68
107
142
154
164
161
182
256
150
206
197
115
86
113
80
126
246
162
214
81
220
151
92
44
71
139
147
203
0
70
109
115
129
50
167
282
225
289
269
247
268
239
262
230
227
227
249
292
260
286
242
257
246
191
263
200
269
272
213
253
215
279
262
293
284
278
236
291
226
228
257
255
231
293
205
285
290
259
218
249
205
224
212
|
361
112
112
131
393
159
389
242
186
199
181
183
351
271
169
173
282
42
105
49
244
243
198
265
313
134
82
263
283
300
273
326
416
294
67
347
60
209
55
134
221
411
313
380
118
378
229
158
154
96
252
32
358
167
172
133
257
64
117
0
410
362
406
414
361
403
394
372
339
314
377
396
389
414
422
327
413
368
321
391
305
384
362
336
352
346
422
357
400
403
427
378
404
328
361
406
385
355
384
348
388
368
399
367
385
342
337
307
|
281
477
551
434
232
447
233
316
382
351
376
411
246
295
396
376
276
585
517
500
307
306
361
287
239
417
518
286
268
254
276
235
213
267
607
225
518
344
499
415
327
259
257
278
498
221
324
391
458
469
296
517
229
417
379
417
302
486
457
548
138
191
147
152
191
149
198
183
212
250
200
175
183
180
130
242
190
181
229
157
246
169
211
212
210
204
141
211
162
147
154
182
152
227
190
169
164
193
197
212
177
225
158
204
167
212
213
250
|
277
333
408
287
254
323
251
197
252
179
236
294
227
201
259
206
95
410
374
320
175
142
230
119
148
256
365
154
153
160
132
170
257
180
434
190
357
204
330
248
166
296
194
289
359
226
146
222
333
314
153
337
212
290
226
238
193
304
310
368
126
147
96
180
84
148
215
72
81
63
196
187
46
218
153
48
229
106
136
125
95
85
30
115
52
131
178
40
70
102
205
165
85
73
135
193
126
111
29
165
57
0
161
185
144
148
90
79
|
850
1062
1136
1019
801
1032
803
901
967
929
961
997
825
880
981
955
846
1166
1103
1079
891
884
946
862
824
999
1103
869
852
839
856
820
777
852
1189
809
1102
928
1080
996
907
814
842
841
1083
798
898
970
1043
1053
878
1096
809
1002
962
994
888
1063
1042
1127
722
777
722
735
767
734
775
756
788
815
781
757
740
755
716
803
762
762
813
741
822
744
768
795
776
788
725
773
728
725
732
767
723
799
775
750
749
776
748
797
740
769
743
787
753
797
791
821
|
983
1038
1107
995
945
1040
943
922
972
887
953
1015
934
925
976
910
814
1071
1076
991
899
861
950
840
868
959
1060
879
878
882
857
886
936
903
1096
898
1045
924
1013
948
882
983
913
989
1065
921
857
925
1048
1012
876
1004
916
1007
939
927
917
977
1016
1031
797
849
770
851
794
825
902
777
801
786
891
871
740
894
816
772
906
808
855
811
820
780
750
831
772
842
843
760
751
779
870
859
762
797
839
872
817
820
731
873
751
725
842
885
834
860
809
804
|
726
970
1010
952
708
923
712
866
902
942
914
897
752
834
919
953
911
1099
991
1048
878
910
897
904
826
963
1008
871
850
829
879
801
690
823
1108
774
1024
900
1026
970
917
678
798
706
972
732
933
959
929
985
886
1060
753
914
932
990
853
1039
963
1080
787
790
816
741
840
769
727
845
856
903
749
743
866
714
760
903
707
818
827
793
876
829
886
831
873
811
739
880
842
810
716
768
826
873
799
734
794
821
883
787
854
912
761
762
780
803
851
891
|
2331
2589
2644
2558
2296
2544
2300
2449
2503
2509
2508
2512
2337
2418
2520
2529
2447
2716
2619
2646
2451
2467
2490
2452
2385
2557
2631
2436
2414
2394
2434
2367
2272
2397
2731
2344
2641
2483
2633
2559
2483
2281
2376
2313
2598
2311
2488
2540
2553
2595
2450
2661
2330
2526
2520
2571
2434
2633
2575
2688
2304
2337
2321
2283
2361
2301
2296
2357
2383
2425
2313
2297
2360
2276
2285
2418
2276
2346
2379
2319
2414
2342
2388
2372
2386
2357
2277
2387
2339
2320
2266
2318
2328
2399
2342
2288
2324
2355
2374
2346
2354
2402
2301
2325
2318
2356
2382
2422
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Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus
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