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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)
Wichita Falls (Wichita County, TX)  
Odessa (Ector County, TX)  
Lubbock (Lubbock County, TX)  
Dimmitt (Castro County, TX)  
Dallas (Dallas County, TX)  
Amarillo (Potter County, TX)  
Abilene (Taylor County, TX)  
Manhattan (New York County, NY)  
Albuquerque (Bernalillo County, NM)  
Chicago (Cook County, IL)  
Atlanta (Fulton County, GA)  
Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA)  
La Junta (Otero County, CO)
Lamar (Prowers County, CO)
Las Animas (Bent County, CO)
Springfield (Baca County, CO)
Trinidad (Las Animas County, CO)

Ashland (Clark County, KS)
Elkhart (Morton County, KS)
Hugoton (Stevens County, KS)
Johnson City (Stanton County, KS)
Lakin (Kearny County, KS)

Liberal (Seward County, KS)
Meade (Meade County, KS)
Sublette (Haskell County, KS)
Syracuse (Hamilton County, KS)
Ulysses (Grant County, KS)

Alamogordo (Otero County, NM)
Albuquerque (Bernalillo County, NM)
Bernalillo (Sandoval County, NM)
Carlsbad (Eddy County, NM)
Carrizozo (Lincoln County, NM)

Clayton (Union County, NM)
Clovis (Curry County, NM)
Estancia (Torrance County, NM)
Fort Sumner (De Baca County, NM)
Las Vegas (San Miguel County, NM)

Los Alamos (Los Alamos 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 Fe (Santa Fe County, NM)
Santa Rosa (Guadalupe County, NM)
Taos (Taos County, NM)

Tucumcari (Quay County, NM)
Altus (Jackson County, OK)
Anadarko (Caddo County, OK)
Arapaho (Custer County, OK)
Arnett (Ellis County, OK)

Beaver (Beaver County, OK)
Boise City (Cimarron County, OK)
Buffalo (Harper County, OK)
Cheyenne (Roger Mills County, OK)
Duncan (Stephens County, OK)

Fairview (Major County, OK)
Frederick (Tillman County, OK)
Guymon (Texas County, OK)
Hobart (Kiowa County, OK)
Hollis (Harmon County, OK)

Lawton (Comanche County, OK)
Mangum (Greer County, OK)
New Cordell (Washita 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 Lake (Reagan 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)
Coleman (Coleman County, TX)

Colorado City (Mitchell County, TX)
Crane (Crane County, TX)
Crosbyton (Crosby County, TX)
Crowell (Foard County, TX)
Dalhart (Dallam 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)
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)
Monahans (Ward County, TX)
Memphis (Hall County, TX)
Mentone (Loving County, TX)
Mertzon (Irion County, TX)

Miami (Roberts County, TX)
Midland (Midland County, TX)
Morton (Cochran County, TX)
Muleshoe (Bailey County, TX)
Odessa (Ector County, TX)

Paducah (Cottle County, TX)
Paint Rock (Concho County, TX)
Pampa (Gray County, TX)
Panhandle (Carson County, TX)
Pecos (Reeves County, TX)

Perryton (Ochiltree County, TX)
Plains (Yoakum County, TX)
Plainview (Hale County, TX)
Post (Garza County, TX)
Quanah (Hardeman County, TX)

Rankin (Upton County, TX)
Robert Lee (Coke County, TX)
Roby (Fisher County, TX)
San Angelo (Tom Green 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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296
356
158
 
187
231
33
155
246
 
151
176
141
189
71
 
56
209
90
300
216
 
263
213
227
230
172
 
94
34
138
210
289
 
149
184
276
209
178
 
157
80
50
235
168
 
176
276
203
140
44
 
63
118
323
141
120
 
172
53
223
75
99
 
281
17
130
164
0
 
189
145
266
246
77
 
324
95
164
107
225
 
51
109
129
115
61
 
215
189
102
306
37
 
80
277
308
120
94
 
205
187
233
236
239
 
273
262
397
368
389
333
404
 
237
286
276
311
318
 
256
255
279
334
299
 
435
470
467
347
420
 
315
269
433
328
398
 
461
286
411
334
277
 
391
347
440
358
434
 
307
68
82
118
169
 
230
297
211
135
51
 
163
40
254
84
96
 
50
87
100
115
149
 
33
134
34
181
122
 
93
208
257
112
22
 
111
116
171
76
253
 
207
83
222
174
207
 
248
107
152
182
153
 
170
282
157
69
270
 
134
220
237
105
260
 
161
187
222
56
105
 
87
20
230
126
300
 
214
222
188
218
195
 
132
313
128
331
226
 
172
245
243
242
262
 
102
184
179
190
338
 
214
252
184
172
75
 
272
179
134
204
252
 
47
164
161
219
225
 
202
212
262
147
195
 
63
191
241
47
116
 
145
0
1158
1192
1167
1222
1158
 
1351
1271
1286
1251
1255
 
1309
1323
1293
1232
1267
 
1330
1183
1175
1416
1291
 
1246
1345
1223
1304
1208
 
1154
1418
1186
1248
1352
 
1174
1352
1177
1263
1155
 
1288
1487
1512
1458
1398
 
1336
1258
1373
1427
1551
 
1447
1515
1302
1479
1461
 
1525
1468
1470
1443
1437
 
1540
1469
1562
1401
1580
 
1583
1359
1480
1558
1566
 
1525
1596
1608
1520
1581
 
1524
1597
1445
1384
1366
 
1316
1458
1409
1382
1624
 
1539
1538
1460
1503
1290
 
1477
1373
1321
1618
1353
 
1439
1497
1544
1593
1497
 
1544
1573
1355
1506
1486
 
1480
1420
1374
1404
1439
 
1458
1494
1434
1477
1601
 
1383
1512
1398
1373
1512
 
1478
1622
1377
1370
1497
 
1344
1424
1414
1478
1487
 
1562
1580
1540
1605
1455
 
1541
1416
1521
1337
1518
 
1564
1344
1294
1553
1464
 
1565
1394
1333
1512
1441
 
1410
1555


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus

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