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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)  
Jackson (Hinds County, MS)  
Pointe a la Hache (Plaquemines Parish, LA)  
New Orleans (Orleans Parish, LA)  
Lafayette (Lafayette Parish, LA)  
Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish, LA)  
Chicago (Cook County, IL)  
Atlanta (Fulton County, GA)  
Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA)  
Mobile (Mobile County, AL)  
Andalusia (Covington County, AL)
Bay Minette (Baldwin County, AL)
Brewton (Escambia County, AL)
Butler (Choctaw County, AL)
Camden (Wilcox County, AL)

Chatom (Washington County, AL)
Evergreen (Conecuh County, AL)
Greenville (Butler County, AL)
Grove Hill (Clarke County, AL)
Linden (Marengo County, AL)

Livingston (Sumter County, AL)
Mobile (Mobile County, AL)
Monroeville (Monroe County, AL)
Crestview (Okaloosa County, FL)
DeFuniak Springs (Walton County, FL)

Milton (Santa Rosa County, FL)
Pensacola (Escambia County, FL)
Abbeville (Vermilion Parish, LA)
Alexandria (Rapides Parish, LA)
Amite City (Tangipahoa Parish, LA)

Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish, LA)
Cameron (Cameron Parish, LA)
Chalmette (St. Bernard Parish, LA)
Clinton (East Feliciana Parish, LA)
Colfax (Grant Parish, LA)

Columbia (Caldwell Parish, LA)
Convent (St. James Parish, LA)
Covington (St. Tammany Parish, LA)
Crowley (Acadia Parish, LA)
DeRidder (Beauregard Parish, LA)

Donaldsonville (Ascension Parish, LA)
Edgard (St. John the Baptist, LA)
Franklin (St. Mary Parish, LA)
Franklinton (Washington Parish, LA)
Greensburg (St. Helena Parish, LA)

Gretna (Jefferson Parish, LA)
Hahnville (St. Charles Parish, LA)
Harrisonburg (Catahoula Parish, LA)
Houma (Terrebonne Parish, LA)
Jena (La Salle Parish, LA)

Jennings (Jefferson Davis Parish, LA)
Lafayette (Lafayette Parish, LA)
Lake Charles (Calcasieu Parish, LA)
Lake Providence (East Carroll Parish, LA)
Leesville (Vernon Parish, LA)

Livingston (Livingston Parish, LA)
Marksville (Avoyelles Parish, LA)
Monroe (Ouachita Parish, LA)
Napoleonville (Assumption Parish, LA)
Natchitoches (Natchitoches Parish, LA)

New Iberia (Iberia Parish, LA)
New Orleans (Orleans Parish, LA)
New Roads (Pointe Coupee Parish, LA)
Oak Grove (West Carroll Parish, LA)
Oberlin (Allen Parish, LA)

Opelousas (St. Landry Parish, LA)
Plaquemine (Iberville Parish, LA)
Pointe a la Hache (Plaquemines Parish, LA)
Port Allen (West Baton Rouge Parish, LA)
Rayville (Richland Parish, LA)

St. Francisville (West Feliciana Parish, LA)
St. Joseph (Tensas Parish, LA)
St. Martinville (St. Martin Parish, LA)
Tallulah (Madison Parish, LA)
Thibodaux (Lafourche Parish, LA)

Vidalia (Concordia Parish, LA)
Ville Platte (Evangeline Parish, LA)
Winnfield (Winn Parish, LA)
Winnsboro (Franklin Parish, LA)
Bay St. Louis (Hancock County, MS)

Bay Springs (Jasper County, MS)
Biloxi (Harrison County, MS)
Brandon (Rankin County, MS)
Brookhaven (Lincoln County, MS)
Canton (Madison County, MS)

Carthage (Leake County, MS)
Collins (Covington County, MS)
Columbia (Marion County, MS)
Decatur (Newton County, MS)
De Kalb (Kemper County, MS)

Fayette (Jefferson County, MS)
Forest (Scott County, MS)
Hattiesburg (Forrest County, MS)
Hazlehurst (Copiah County, MS)
Jackson (Hinds County, MS)

Kosciusko (Attala County, MS)
Laurel (Jones County, MS)
Leakesville (Greene County, MS)
Lexington (Holmes County, MS)
Liberty (Amite County, MS)

Louisville (Winston County, MS)
Lucedale (George County, MS)
Magnolia (Pike County, MS)
Mayersville (Issaquena County, MS)
Meadville (Franklin County, MS)

Mendenhall (Simpson County, MS)
Meridian (Lauderdale County, MS)
Monticello (Lawrence County, MS)
Natchez (Adams County, MS)
New Augusta (Perry County, MS)

Pascagoula (Jackson County, MS)
Philadelphia (Neshoba County, MS)
Poplarville (Pearl River County, MS)
Port Gibson (Claiborne County, MS)
Prentiss (Jefferson Davis County, MS)

Purvis (Lamar County, MS)
Quitman (Clarke County, MS)
Raleigh (Smith County, MS)
Rolling Fork (Sharkey County, MS)
Tylertown (Walthall County, MS)

Vicksburg (Warren County, MS)
Waynesboro (Wayne County, MS)
Wiggins (Stone County, MS)
Woodville (Wilkinson County, MS)
Yazoo City (Yazoo County, MS)

Orange (Orange County, TX)
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200
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339
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1755
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1685
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1655
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1758
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1695
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1592
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1465
208
279
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273
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185
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232
303
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265
281
522
499
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455
588
419
434
506
 
458
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403
526
556
 
461
442
499
390
417
 
424
439
451
469
470
 
541
509
571
396
547
 
433
481
451
469
523
 
506
412
462
407
535
 
501
466
428
458
434
 
455
416
502
403
465
 
435
505
494
437
374
 
308
351
338
381
334
 
304
333
359
286
254
 
411
308
332
371
350
 
302
309
301
327
413
 
271
312
396
387
408
 
340
265
365
433
321
 
337
280
360
401
350
 
342
276
319
377
380
 
387
284
341
441
351
 
602
730
756
742
674
680
 
717
720
693
701
659
 
639
772
713
769
774
 
775
788
856
775
783
 
810
889
831
780
765
 
715
835
796
844
821
 
832
831
860
771
778
 
835
835
732
864
743
 
849
839
861
653
802
 
802
779
687
843
759
 
849
824
798
652
826
 
819
822
855
811
685
 
791
713
841
679
850
 
739
811
737
704
801
 
687
791
673
725
651
 
636
712
741
654
629
 
724
662
733
705
672
 
615
705
740
616
757
 
607
755
754
645
738
 
693
655
723
740
738
 
794
631
767
706
718
 
745
679
685
641
753
 
680
704
763
768
638
 
877
282
201
245
207
251
 
185
256
283
217
235
 
228
181
237
272
299
 
243
235
68
99
42
 
0
137
78
30
119
 
128
35
61
76
132
 
25
45
51
65
38
 
74
54
100
65
105
 
92
56
125
163
135
 
23
73
154
35
147
 
51
76
26
168
99
 
57
13
101
5
145
 
28
102
47
136
49
 
80
70
136
124
106
 
152
131
144
89
162
 
185
125
96
182
217
 
88
165
123
107
140
 
202
146
160
195
54
 
222
154
63
170
73
 
129
197
97
78
135
 
154
200
99
105
109
 
113
180
145
171
75
 
131
171
122
47
173
 
158
338
257
301
261
306
 
241
311
339
272
289
 
280
236
293
327
354
 
298
289
17
80
97
 
56
81
125
75
99
 
131
73
116
21
87
 
62
90
43
120
92
 
120
97
109
90
103
 
38
0
71
186
98
 
79
64
160
63
123
 
19
126
48
187
52
 
22
47
142
52
157
 
56
127
13
160
78
 
100
37
124
137
159
 
204
185
187
134
203
 
229
177
150
231
266
 
119
212
178
150
181
 
244
199
216
232
99
 
267
210
114
195
110
 
176
248
147
100
191
 
207
247
155
136
160
 
169
233
195
199
128
 
161
225
178
76
207
 
103
223
140
185
174
206
 
140
200
231
171
200
 
204
117
185
206
232
 
176
166
131
173
58
 
76
202
8
85
193
 
190
53
31
146
208
 
63
36
96
56
69
 
12
30
163
57
172
 
163
126
196
204
212
 
57
147
212
66
221
 
113
0
101
212
174
 
132
80
34
81
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100
150
114
179
56
 
138
146
206
180
39
 
139
65
154
110
176
 
187
112
83
172
202
 
133
162
94
128
157
 
209
123
112
212
92
 
218
100
83
207
113
 
132
177
104
134
96
 
85
194
59
145
107
 
82
155
139
205
75
 
166
136
73
109
196
 
228
230
150
193
198
223
 
160
211
244
189
222
 
229
126
198
208
232
 
179
166
143
199
91
 
101
211
28
116
220
 
221
69
66
162
227
 
81
56
105
91
102
 
28
47
194
56
202
 
178
142
210
238
234
 
86
173
245
79
247
 
126
34
127
246
193
 
152
100
0
104
232
 
127
184
129
213
64
 
169
168
235
213
58
 
169
78
187
144
210
 
220
144
116
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231
 
166
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162
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241
151
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249
117
117
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165
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138
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91
225
89
179
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111
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239
109
 
201
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241
230
173
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118
172
 
129
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212
149
141
 
120
169
178
240
265
 
220
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197
150
111
 
140
252
165
111
156
 
110
163
127
193
208
 
160
159
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101
106
 
166
163
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120
 
204
181
230
65
197
 
130
136
110
171
174
 
186
157
134
78
192
 
166
153
191
142
91
 
126
66
179
57
178
 
89
165
145
89
147
 
59
151
13
53
22
 
49
60
77
65
96
 
65
43
87
33
0
 
63
76
126
56
87
 
87
135
81
63
71
 
32
89
53
87
104
 
167
71
110
51
53
 
94
89
45
56
83
 
39
102
119
105
39
 
258
955
1029
989
991
955
 
1021
969
935
990
963
 
967
1053
980
987
971
 
1012
1028
1262
1220
1155
 
1196
1323
1168
1171
1221
 
1168
1202
1149
1262
1277
 
1205
1189
1243
1133
1157
 
1173
1187
1169
1217
1187
 
1275
1247
1301
1097
1264
 
1176
1208
1151
1214
1231
 
1246
1161
1199
1105
1263
 
1235
1208
1178
1199
1138
 
1191
1136
1241
1113
1212
 
1160
1236
1202
1148
1123
 
1043
1100
1063
1114
1051
 
1022
1071
1100
1016
981
 
1136
1036
1075
1099
1071
 
1012
1050
1050
1031
1148
 
984
1062
1133
1087
1139
 
1071
999
1100
1159
1068
 
1088
1002
1106
1122
1087
 
1087
1016
1052
1078
1121
 
1102
1028
1089
1174
1058
 
1330
611
543
580
501
555
 
507
580
595
531
524
 
499
530
559
615
642
 
590
586
336
272
394
 
369
292
447
363
254
 
278
400
423
314
244
 
388
413
373
411
383
 
443
422
297
421
282
 
300
331
276
325
235
 
388
299
273
392
226
 
349
445
344
312
279
 
317
368
469
365
292
 
346
328
344
326
408
 
323
301
248
297
468
 
440
489
396
379
392
 
420
428
420
446
471
 
342
425
448
378
383
 
417
452
494
390
367
 
448
496
386
332
356
 
406
471
398
326
466
 
512
444
446
342
411
 
446
472
425
342
405
 
344
481
467
341
369
 
256
2192
2154
2175
2080
2125
 
2107
2165
2161
2117
2089
 
2059
2151
2145
2214
2236
 
2199
2201
2012
1933
2043
 
2031
1973
2105
2016
1913
 
1911
2065
2073
1990
1921
 
2054
2076
2047
2054
2032
 
2103
2085
1938
2091
1929
 
1978
2005
1956
1918
1908
 
2045
1959
1892
2060
1885
 
2023
2101
2005
1906
1954
 
1987
2034
2131
2028
1908
 
2004
1956
2017
1935
2076
 
1964
1971
1896
1924
2113
 
2038
2126
1994
2006
1977
 
1992
2041
2048
2025
2030
 
1973
2012
2068
1995
1982
 
1976
2057
2108
1953
2011
 
1997
2117
2025
1919
1992
 
2013
2046
2022
1968
2085
 
2146
2009
2081
1965
2030
 
2072
2060
2025
1926
2041
 
1953
2081
2097
1992
1949
 
1937


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus

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