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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Harrisburg (Banner County, NE) |
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Chicago (Cook County, IL) |
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Atlanta (Fulton County, GA) |
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Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO) |
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Greeley (Weld County, CO) |
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Fort Collins (Larimer County, CO) |
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Denver (Denver County, CO) |
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Colorado Springs (El Paso County, CO) |
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Boulder (Boulder County, CO) |
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Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA) |
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Akron (Washington 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)
Colorado Springs (El Paso County, CO)
Craig (Moffat County, CO)
Cripple Creek (Teller 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)
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)
Lamar (Prowers County, CO)
Las Animas (Bent County, CO)
Leadville (Lake County, CO)
Littleton (Arapahoe County, CO)
Meeker (Rio Blanco County, CO)
Ordway (Crowley County, CO)
Pueblo (Pueblo County, CO)
Salida (Chaffee County, CO)
Steamboat Springs (Routt County, CO)
Sterling (Logan County, CO)
Walden (Jackson County, CO)
Wray (Yuma County, CO)
Atwood (Rawlins County, KS)
Colby (Thomas County, KS)
Goodland (Sherman County, KS)
Gove City (Gove County, KS)
Hoxie (Sheridan County, KS)
Leoti (Wichita County, KS)
Norton (Norton County, KS)
Oakley (Logan County, KS)
Oberlin (Decatur County, KS)
St. Francis (Cheyenne County, KS)
Sharon Springs (Wallace County, KS)
Tribune (Greeley County, KS)
Ainsworth (Brown County, NE)
Alliance (Box Butte County, NE)
Alma (Harlan County, NE)
Arthur (Arthur County, NE)
Bassett (Rock County, NE)
Beaver City (Furnas County, NE)
Benkelman (Dundy County, NE)
Brewster (Blaine County, NE)
Bridgeport (Morrill County, NE)
Broken Bow (Custer County, NE)
Burwell (Garfield County, NE)
Chadron (Dawes 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)
Kearney (Buffalo County, NE)
Kimball (Kimball County, NE)
Lexington (Dawson County, NE)
Loup City (Sherman County, NE)
McCook (Red Willow County, NE)
Mullen (Hooker County, NE)
North Platte (Lincoln County, NE)
Ogallala (Keith County, NE)
Ord (Valley County, NE)
Oshkosh (Garden County, NE)
Rushville (Sheridan County, NE)
Sidney (Cheyenne County, NE)
Springview (Keya Paha County, NE)
Stapleton (Logan County, NE)
Stockville (Frontier County, NE)
Taylor (Loup County, NE)
Thedford (Thomas County, NE)
Trenton (Hitchcock County, NE)
Tryon (McPherson County, NE)
Valentine (Cherry County, NE)
Belle Fourche (Butte County, SD)
Winner (Todd County, SD)
Custer (Custer County, SD)
Deadwood (Lawrence County, SD)
Hot Springs (Fall River County, SD)
Kadoka (Jackson County, SD)
Martin (Bennett County, SD)
Murdo (Jones County, SD)
Philip (Haakon County, SD)
None (Oglala Lakota County, SD)
Rapid City (Pennington County, SD)
Sturgis (Meade County, SD)
White River (Mellette County, SD)
Winner (Tripp County, SD)
Buffalo (Johnson County, WY)
Casper (Natrona County, WY)
Cheyenne (Laramie County, WY)
Douglas (Converse County, WY)
Gillette (Campbell County, WY)
Laramie (Albany County, WY)
Lusk (Niobrara County, WY)
Newcastle (Weston County, WY)
Rawlins (Carbon County, WY)
Sundance (Crook County, WY)
Torrington (Goshen County, WY)
Wheatland (Platte County, WY)
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937
734
835
781
855
842
964
795
836
816
951
828
746
804
845
922
749
776
860
912
805
721
829
869
993
796
900
1005
855
874
924
892
762
834
713
867
823
758
777
951
810
984
1037
1029
994
1050
1060
997
1096
1034
1064
998
983
976
1162
1010
1128
1049
1178
1105
1017
1145
986
1143
1176
1030
998
1113
966
1027
954
987
1054
1134
1058
1023
1154
947
1123
1172
1067
1093
1081
1035
1182
1013
1049
976
1175
1102
1086
1164
1113
1046
1083
1140
1067
1128
1040
1061
1032
1130
1097
1166
1131
1056
1068
1070
1154
1187
947
893
892
926
988
861
965
1020
811
1037
951
917
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108
102
0
55
25
12
166
109
50
21
176
84
126
88
27
170
87
68
38
79
32
116
20
37
160
45
113
171
63
168
195
173
77
32
140
148
126
111
89
116
73
160
224
228
194
265
260
234
284
243
251
184
202
216
330
190
311
215
345
287
196
311
160
309
342
226
164
287
150
194
132
197
226
311
227
194
328
118
294
341
245
260
248
200
349
180
235
142
345
268
259
329
279
224
249
313
328
309
272
311
252
326
284
354
333
250
298
316
337
362
307
202
80
189
294
90
194
270
159
306
152
141
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121
114
84
81
76
77
137
38
36
76
130
0
187
24
62
110
122
71
117
109
77
146
65
107
177
110
72
197
37
90
128
100
86
52
186
70
42
71
156
147
152
159
209
202
167
230
234
185
269
211
235
170
162
164
361
244
300
247
375
277
190
334
212
322
358
289
196
286
213
211
193
268
229
306
268
201
327
174
297
349
239
294
263
224
361
217
292
183
379
288
260
347
308
219
274
354
403
356
344
385
322
382
337
405
392
310
368
388
386
403
391
286
157
271
375
174
270
346
240
383
223
220
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92
111
27
64
15
16
143
93
27
33
150
62
151
72
0
143
103
70
55
67
43
132
18
45
148
68
87
162
37
143
169
147
83
14
161
122
104
104
114
107
100
142
204
206
171
241
238
208
265
220
231
164
178
190
325
193
293
209
339
269
178
302
161
297
331
233
157
271
156
182
138
209
210
295
225
179
313
120
280
328
228
255
236
191
337
175
239
138
340
258
243
319
272
207
240
311
343
309
284
325
263
330
287
357
339
256
310
329
339
360
330
226
95
208
313
113
208
285
186
322
163
158
|
101
133
38
89
43
41
171
146
82
57
187
117
131
125
55
188
112
104
0
70
66
139
56
18
145
64
129
150
89
195
215
198
111
66
153
175
159
148
93
98
65
153
218
228
196
267
258
244
277
245
244
180
210
227
303
156
302
189
318
277
189
287
128
289
320
190
141
273
115
176
98
160
212
299
199
180
314
88
279
322
235
233
228
179
328
154
201
117
316
246
246
307
253
215
225
283
291
276
235
274
215
291
250
321
297
215
261
279
304
331
275
171
43
153
258
60
156
232
141
269
115
104
|
84
138
37
92
31
35
153
138
72
58
169
107
147
117
45
171
121
105
18
53
69
149
52
0
130
74
112
137
76
181
199
182
114
58
167
161
148
146
108
84
82
136
201
210
178
249
241
226
261
227
228
163
192
210
294
153
286
179
309
261
172
276
123
276
308
190
129
258
113
162
96
164
197
284
191
165
299
81
265
309
219
224
215
167
316
144
199
107
308
234
231
296
243
199
214
277
297
272
239
280
218
289
247
317
297
214
265
284
300
325
289
186
50
165
269
76
163
239
159
277
118
114
|
151
136
126
115
118
119
145
35
78
116
128
42
221
45
104
100
152
100
159
144
116
171
107
148
202
148
86
225
75
61
109
77
113
94
215
46
0
77
193
179
192
179
219
207
173
228
237
177
275
211
244
183
160
155
387
280
308
276
400
287
205
356
248
341
378
326
226
300
251
235
231
308
246
317
298
222
339
211
312
365
252
322
284
250
379
248
327
216
405
310
274
367
333
233
299
383
443
388
383
425
361
417
371
438
427
346
407
428
418
432
433
328
198
313
417
216
310
386
279
424
263
262
|
1125
1297
1226
1259
1202
1214
1060
1202
1195
1236
1056
1183
1352
1204
1203
1073
1301
1253
1226
1156
1244
1328
1219
1208
1088
1271
1119
1096
1174
1107
1059
1091
1269
1207
1363
1121
1168
1245
1314
1134
1291
1074
1008
999
1032
962
967
998
951
983
983
1045
1026
1019
1033
1155
933
1085
1020
956
1038
1012
1154
984
974
1182
1109
970
1185
1067
1181
1219
1024
943
1101
1054
936
1170
970
949
997
1069
1028
1074
958
1111
1154
1134
1038
1027
994
984
1045
1015
1050
1074
1279
1107
1238
1264
1221
1149
1136
1118
1164
1168
1231
1255
1108
1063
1395
1337
1224
1291
1338
1268
1248
1267
1358
1292
1216
1253
|
817
1020
924
974
901
915
784
954
915
941
799
921
1035
945
909
829
1011
976
906
845
952
1040
926
893
764
967
849
757
895
880
831
862
991
919
1059
885
927
991
998
809
967
768
711
720
755
702
690
757
652
716
685
751
767
777
625
780
621
722
608
644
733
626
793
618
589
784
766
638
821
731
827
829
699
616
723
731
597
826
630
584
683
686
678
727
579
757
757
792
619
662
666
602
662
704
684
660
836
686
816
826
808
713
721
674
722
762
799
816
673
627
973
952
885
906
913
926
858
846
1004
858
846
886
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99
231
132
187
123
130
173
229
161
153
202
193
212
208
138
218
209
200
98
90
163
235
147
96
100
161
167
85
157
247
247
242
209
151
241
230
231
241
178
70
144
128
185
206
185
247
230
246
233
226
206
159
211
237
210
58
249
105
226
226
154
201
33
212
238
96
73
212
19
115
0
79
158
239
106
130
249
22
214
247
187
142
156
108
248
72
103
49
222
166
188
225
165
171
143
187
215
178
153
196
130
194
152
222
201
118
176
198
206
234
245
160
62
119
208
99
92
161
181
200
42
72
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1531
1733
1638
1687
1615
1629
1494
1662
1627
1655
1506
1631
1750
1655
1623
1534
1725
1689
1621
1559
1665
1753
1640
1608
1478
1681
1559
1471
1607
1584
1533
1565
1704
1632
1774
1590
1634
1701
1713
1524
1681
1481
1422
1429
1464
1406
1398
1460
1362
1422
1396
1463
1473
1481
1337
1493
1331
1437
1320
1355
1445
1340
1508
1333
1304
1495
1481
1352
1535
1445
1541
1540
1413
1328
1437
1444
1310
1540
1344
1299
1396
1400
1393
1442
1294
1472
1468
1506
1330
1377
1379
1317
1376
1416
1399
1370
1532
1394
1521
1525
1515
1416
1429
1377
1424
1471
1501
1514
1378
1334
1673
1662
1600
1616
1613
1640
1569
1550
1717
1557
1559
1599
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622
715
687
694
666
675
545
614
640
686
521
613
800
626
660
518
732
680
705
646
689
751
672
688
619
722
576
642
623
523
491
515
694
657
795
543
581
652
769
647
759
588
540
514
530
474
498
470
517
493
529
558
505
482
695
725
525
664
693
535
567
654
704
616
634
772
654
565
730
620
716
786
583
548
692
598
561
695
576
599
555
681
616
637
620
670
752
670
712
635
571
637
668
562
648
726
904
755
843
884
819
804
766
796
821
774
853
880
775
750
960
867
726
833
922
763
806
863
845
900
758
781
|
1079
969
998
988
1019
1009
1154
1069
1042
997
1171
1068
881
1056
1024
1168
950
1002
984
1051
992
933
1011
1002
1103
960
1110
1090
1060
1158
1192
1167
989
1026
888
1138
1101
1034
913
1062
925
1125
1188
1204
1177
1246
1232
1228
1238
1224
1210
1156
1194
1211
1147
1024
1251
1095
1161
1229
1157
1166
1029
1193
1204
995
1077
1211
998
1119
1005
959
1162
1238
1077
1135
1242
1019
1210
1228
1191
1109
1152
1109
1220
1071
1023
1053
1144
1151
1190
1193
1132
1175
1129
1106
906
1074
941
919
956
1036
1043
1071
1023
1010
950
929
1078
1124
783
845
973
889
840
931
931
911
843
889
967
932
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Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus
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