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Banner 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)
Dallas (Dallas County, TX)  
Manhattan (New York County, NY)  
Harrisburg (Banner County, NE)  
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)  
Colorado Springs (El Paso County, CO)  
Boulder (Boulder County, CO)  
Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA)  
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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277
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608
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589
 
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683
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660
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1665
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1471
1607
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1533
1565
1704
1632
1774
 
1590
1634
1701
1713
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1681
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1429
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1396
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1473
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1493
1331
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1320
1355
 
1445
1340
1508
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1495
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1352
1535
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1541
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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
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


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus