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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.
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| Seattle (King County, WA) |
| Wichita Falls (Wichita County, TX) |
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| Odessa (Ector County, TX) |
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| Lubbock (Lubbock County, TX) |
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| Dallas (Dallas County, TX) |
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| Claude (Armstrong County, TX) |
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| Amarillo (Potter County, TX) |
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| Abilene (Taylor County, TX) |
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| Oklahoma City (Oklahoma County, OK) |
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| Manhattan (New York County, NY) |
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| Chicago (Cook County, IL) |
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| Atlanta (Fulton County, GA) |
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| Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA) |
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Eads (Kiowa County, CO)
La Junta (Otero County, CO)
Lamar (Prowers County, CO)
Las Animas (Bent County, CO)
Springfield (Baca County, CO)
Trinidad (Las Animas County, CO)
Anthony (Harper County, KS)
Ashland (Clark County, KS)
Cimarron (Gray County, KS)
Coldwater (Comanche County, KS)
Dighton (Lane County, KS)
Dodge City (Ford County, KS)
Elkhart (Morton County, KS)
Garden City (Finney County, KS)
Greensburg (Kiowa County, KS)
Hugoton (Stevens County, KS)
Jetmore (Hodgeman County, KS)
Johnson City (Stanton County, KS)
Kinsley (Edwards County, KS)
Lakin (Kearny County, KS)
Larned (Pawnee County, KS)
Leoti (Wichita County, KS)
Liberal (Seward County, KS)
Meade (Meade County, KS)
Medicine Lodge (Barber County, KS)
Ness City (Ness County, KS)
Pratt (Pratt County, KS)
St. John (Stafford County, KS)
Scott City (Scott County, KS)
Sublette (Haskell County, KS)
Syracuse (Hamilton County, KS)
Tribune (Greeley County, KS)
Ulysses (Grant County, KS)
Carlsbad (Eddy County, NM)
Clayton (Union County, NM)
Clovis (Curry County, NM)
Fort Sumner (De Baca County, NM)
Las Vegas (San Miguel County, NM)
Lovington (Lea County, NM)
Mora (Mora County, NM)
Mosquero (Harding County, NM)
Portales (Roosevelt County, NM)
Raton (Colfax County, NM)
Roswell (Chaves County, NM)
Santa Rosa (Guadalupe County, NM)
Tucumcari (Quay County, NM)
Altus (Jackson County, OK)
Alva (Woods County, OK)
Anadarko (Caddo County, OK)
Arapaho (Custer County, OK)
Ardmore (Carter County, OK)
Arnett (Ellis County, OK)
Beaver (Beaver County, OK)
Boise City (Cimarron County, OK)
Buffalo (Harper County, OK)
Cherokee (Alfalfa County, OK)
Cheyenne (Roger Mills County, OK)
Chickasha (Grady County, OK)
Duncan (Stephens County, OK)
El Reno (Canadian County, OK)
Enid (Garfield County, OK)
Fairview (Major County, OK)
Frederick (Tillman County, OK)
Guthrie (Logan County, OK)
Guymon (Texas County, OK)
Hobart (Kiowa County, OK)
Hollis (Harmon County, OK)
Kingfisher (Kingfisher County, OK)
Lawton (Comanche County, OK)
Mangum (Greer County, OK)
Medford (Grant County, OK)
New Cordell (Washita County, OK)
Norman (Cleveland County, OK)
Oklahoma City (Oklahoma County, OK)
Pauls Valley (Garvin County, OK)
Perry (Noble County, OK)
Purcell (McClain County, OK)
Sayre (Beckham County, OK)
Taloga (Dewey County, OK)
Walters (Cotton County, OK)
Watonga (Blaine County, OK)
Waurika (Jefferson County, OK)
Woodward (Woodward County, OK)
Abilene (Taylor County, TX)
Albany (Shackelford County, TX)
Amarillo (Potter County, TX)
Andrews (Andrews County, TX)
Anson (Jones County, TX)
Archer City (Archer County, TX)
Aspermont (Stonewall County, TX)
Baird (Callahan County, TX)
Ballinger (Runnels County, TX)
Benjamin (Knox County, TX)
Big Spring (Howard County, TX)
Breckenridge (Stephens County, TX)
Brownfield (Terry County, TX)
Canadian (Hemphill County, TX)
Canyon (Randall County, TX)
Channing (Hartley County, TX)
Childress (Childress County, TX)
Clarendon (Donley County, TX)
Claude (Armstrong County, TX)
Colorado City (Mitchell County, TX)
Crosbyton (Crosby County, TX)
Crowell (Foard County, TX)
Dalhart (Dallam County, TX)
Decatur (Wise County, TX)
Dickens (Dickens County, TX)
Dimmitt (Castro County, TX)
Dumas (Moore County, TX)
Eastland (Eastland County, TX)
Farwell (Parmer County, TX)
Floydada (Floyd County, TX)
Gail (Borden County, TX)
Garden City (Glasscock County, TX)
Graham (Young County, TX)
Guthrie (King County, TX)
Haskell (Haskell County, TX)
Henrietta (Clay County, TX)
Hereford (Deaf Smith County, TX)
Jacksboro (Jack County, TX)
Jayton (Kent County, TX)
Kermit (Winkler County, TX)
Lamesa (Dawson County, TX)
Levelland (Hockley County, TX)
Lipscomb (Lipscomb County, TX)
Littlefield (Lamb County, TX)
Lubbock (Lubbock County, TX)
Matador (Motley County, TX)
Memphis (Hall County, TX)
Miami (Roberts County, TX)
Midland (Midland County, TX)
Montague (Montague County, TX)
Morton (Cochran County, TX)
Muleshoe (Bailey County, TX)
Odessa (Ector County, TX)
Paducah (Cottle County, TX)
Palo Pinto (Palo Pinto County, TX)
Pampa (Gray County, TX)
Panhandle (Carson County, TX)
Perryton (Ochiltree County, TX)
Plains (Yoakum County, TX)
Plainview (Hale County, TX)
Post (Garza County, TX)
Quanah (Hardeman County, TX)
Robert Lee (Coke County, TX)
Roby (Fisher County, TX)
Seminole (Gaines County, TX)
Seymour (Baylor County, TX)
Silverton (Briscoe County, TX)
Snyder (Scurry County, TX)
Spearman (Hansford County, TX)
Stanton (Martin County, TX)
Sterling City (Sterling County, TX)
Stinnett (Hutchinson County, TX)
Stratford (Sherman County, TX)
Sweetwater (Nolan County, TX)
Tahoka (Lynn County, TX)
Throckmorton (Throckmorton County, TX)
Tulia (Swisher County, TX)
Vega (Oldham County, TX)
Vernon (Wilbarger County, TX)
Wellington (Collingsworth County, TX)
Wheeler (Wheeler County, TX)
Wichita Falls (Wichita County, TX)
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152
166
288
232
217
276
214
237
221
259
297
189
247
234
262
300
269
175
300
217
189
137
274
211
164
324
204
284
281
278
320
277
176
238
210
253
226
242
146
161
113
94
128
188
100
166
169
121
95
181
35
183
98
148
110
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111
100
38
128
176
249
61
72
159
195
87
43
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90
128
213
92
216
79
138
58
27
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35
0
69
111
163
107
240
51
66
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60
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133
141
104
73
151
71
82
186
99
130
158
192
114
28
158
67
120
154
131
159
195
|
457
427
428
431
382
386
439
395
425
410
468
427
355
430
432
370
444
395
449
423
472
460
366
390
430
475
450
469
463
396
421
457
398
117
319
183
210
306
94
330
284
169
366
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250
240
260
399
323
321
342
329
356
335
375
406
300
335
311
357
404
375
259
395
336
287
240
373
295
264
430
305
370
372
354
419
360
283
347
287
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296
356
158
187
231
33
155
246
151
176
141
189
56
209
90
300
216
263
213
227
230
94
138
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289
292
149
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276
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80
50
235
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261
140
44
63
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172
223
281
17
296
130
164
0
189
244
266
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95
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107
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109
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61
215
189
102
306
37
80
277
308
120
94
205
187
233
236
239
273
262
|
395
397
368
389
333
404
226
237
288
236
334
279
286
310
259
276
292
311
282
318
297
353
256
255
233
323
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283
343
279
334
363
299
347
315
269
328
398
286
411
334
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391
347
358
307
68
199
82
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82
169
230
297
211
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135
85
51
117
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40
150
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84
96
138
50
87
205
100
114
122
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33
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208
257
112
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171
76
207
83
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174
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248
107
152
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69
270
72
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105
260
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56
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230
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126
300
214
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132
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245
49
243
242
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102
79
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252
184
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75
179
134
252
47
164
161
219
225
202
212
262
147
195
63
191
241
47
116
145
0
|
1168
1158
1192
1167
1222
1158
1427
1351
1300
1367
1266
1316
1271
1271
1354
1286
1312
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1174
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1263
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1416
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1458
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1336
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1373
1431
1427
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1467
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1302
1479
1461
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1468
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1470
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1524
1571
1496
1550
1443
1437
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1469
1562
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1580
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1359
1480
1558
1566
1525
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1608
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1597
1445
1384
1366
1316
1458
1409
1382
1539
1460
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1290
1627
1477
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1321
1618
1353
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1497
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1603
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1374
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1337
1518
1564
1344
1294
1553
1464
1565
1394
1333
1512
1441
1410
1555
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