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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)  
Fort Worth (Tarrant County, TX)  
Floydada (Floyd County, TX)  
Dallas (Dallas County, TX)  
Amarillo (Potter County, TX)  
Abilene (Taylor County, TX)  
Oklahoma City (Oklahoma County, OK)  
Manhattan (New York County, NY)  
Chicago (Cook County, IL)  
Atlanta (Fulton County, GA)  
Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA)  
Springfield (Baca County, CO)
Ashland (Clark County, KS)
Elkhart (Morton County, KS)
Hugoton (Stevens County, KS)
Johnson City (Stanton County, KS)

Liberal (Seward County, KS)
Meade (Meade County, KS)
Sublette (Haskell 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)

Mosquero (Harding County, NM)
Portales (Roosevelt 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)
Cheyenne (Roger Mills County, OK)

Chickasha (Grady County, OK)
Duncan (Stephens County, OK)
El Reno (Canadian County, OK)
Fairview (Major County, OK)
Frederick (Tillman 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)
Marietta (Love County, OK)
New Cordell (Washita County, OK)
Norman (Cleveland County, OK)
Oklahoma City (Oklahoma County, OK)

Pauls Valley (Garvin 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 Lake (Reagan County, TX)
Big Spring (Howard County, TX)

Brady (McCulloch County, TX)
Breckenridge (Stephens County, TX)
Brownfield (Terry County, TX)
Brownwood (Brown 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)
Comanche (Comanche County, TX)
Crane (Crane County, TX)
Crosbyton (Crosby County, TX)

Crowell (Foard County, TX)
Dalhart (Dallam County, TX)
Decatur (Wise County, TX)
Denton (Denton County, TX)
Dickens (Dickens County, TX)

Dimmitt (Castro County, TX)
Dumas (Moore County, TX)
Eastland (Eastland County, TX)
Eldorado (Schleicher County, TX)
Farwell (Parmer County, TX)

Floydada (Floyd County, TX)
Fort Stockton (Pecos County, TX)
Fort Worth (Tarrant County, TX)
Gail (Borden County, TX)
Gainesville (Cooke County, TX)

Garden City (Glasscock County, TX)
Glen Rose (Somervell County, TX)
Goldthwaite (Mills County, TX)
Graham (Young County, TX)
Granbury (Hood County, TX)

Guthrie (King County, TX)
Hamilton (Hamilton 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)
Monahans (Ward County, TX)

Memphis (Hall County, TX)
Menard (Menard County, TX)
Mentone (Loving County, TX)
Mertzon (Irion 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)

Ozona (Crockett County, TX)
Paducah (Cottle County, TX)
Paint Rock (Concho County, TX)
Palo Pinto (Palo Pinto 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)
San Saba (San Saba County, TX)
Seminole (Gaines County, TX)
Seymour (Baylor County, TX)
Silverton (Briscoe County, TX)

Snyder (Scurry County, TX)
Sonora (Sutton County, TX)
Spearman (Hansford County, TX)
Stanton (Martin County, TX)
Stephenville (Erath 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)
Weatherford (Parker County, TX)

Wellington (Collingsworth County, TX)
Wheeler (Wheeler County, TX)
Wichita Falls (Wichita County, TX)
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150
127
168
118
62
 
136
46
107
117
223
 
88
117
161
437
334
389
379
414
 
358
354
380
401
402
 
416
355
412
490
348
 
430
359
418
446
400
 
172
287
166
214
99
 
270
332
400
308
237
 
160
123
194
250
144
 
358
184
198
214
141
 
191
81
197
170
186
 
133
155
217
243
124
 
220
104
278
141
113
 
306
305
148
93
169
 
122
169
152
264
244
 
164
91
287
121
277
 
303
348
204
252
281
 
138
206
95
308
233
 
160
371
34
32
210
 
310
339
90
232
346
 
245
350
0
239
60
 
250
44
117
75
35
 
182
87
141
86
323
 
56
190
342
268
295
 
290
298
268
218
351
 
227
192
373
229
275
 
283
65
319
326
298
 
268
191
175
55
282
 
291
374
317
319
270
 
236
173
290
193
176
 
204
136
308
124
256
 
207
247
322
263
64
 
222
314
364
179
259
 
110
282
337
147
25
 
218
249
103
268
277
237
251
277
 
246
271
277
279
158
 
211
96
148
236
95
 
192
94
153
185
152
 
166
288
232
217
276
 
214
237
221
259
189
 
247
234
262
269
175
 
217
189
137
274
211
 
164
275
204
284
281
 
278
277
176
238
210
 
253
226
242
146
161
 
113
94
128
188
100
 
166
169
121
166
95
 
225
181
35
212
183
 
98
148
110
110
111
 
187
100
223
153
38
 
128
176
249
275
61
 
72
159
195
202
87
 
43
194
268
61
273
 
119
257
242
194
251
 
90
254
128
213
92
 
216
79
138
58
27
 
205
35
0
69
153
 
111
220
163
171
163
 
107
240
51
66
120
 
202
96
182
214
147
 
126
178
205
60
44
 
39
133
162
141
104
 
169
247
73
151
71
 
82
219
186
99
232
 
130
158
192
114
28
 
158
67
120
154
245
 
131
159
195
382
395
355
370
395
 
366
390
396
398
117
 
319
183
210
306
94
 
284
169
164
250
240
 
260
399
323
321
342
 
329
356
335
375
300
 
335
311
357
375
259
 
336
287
240
373
295
 
264
334
305
370
372
 
354
360
283
347
287
 
355
296
356
158
187
 
231
33
155
246
151
 
176
141
189
71
56
 
184
209
90
198
300
 
216
263
213
227
230
 
172
94
219
34
138
 
210
289
292
317
149
 
184
276
209
125
178
 
157
75
298
80
325
 
50
271
224
235
270
 
168
248
176
276
203
 
261
140
44
63
118
 
323
141
120
172
53
 
223
165
75
99
281
 
17
296
130
164
0
 
105
189
145
244
266
 
246
77
324
95
164
 
107
225
51
109
129
 
115
219
61
215
189
 
102
135
306
37
243
 
80
277
308
120
94
 
205
187
233
236
274
 
239
273
262
333
237
286
276
311
 
256
255
279
299
347
 
315
269
328
398
286
 
334
277
347
358
307
 
68
199
82
118
82
 
169
230
297
211
135
 
85
51
117
163
40
 
254
84
96
138
50
 
87
80
100
114
122
 
93
101
115
149
33
 
134
34
181
122
93
 
208
257
112
22
111
 
116
171
76
253
207
 
199
83
222
154
174
 
207
248
107
152
182
 
153
170
139
282
157
 
69
270
72
93
134
 
220
237
105
243
260
 
161
329
103
187
81
 
222
123
170
56
111
 
105
154
87
20
230
 
52
126
300
214
222
 
188
218
195
132
313
 
128
219
331
226
172
 
245
49
243
242
262
 
271
102
184
79
179
 
190
338
214
252
184
 
172
75
272
179
134
 
204
188
252
47
164
 
161
262
219
225
118
 
202
212
262
147
195
 
63
191
241
47
91
 
116
145
0
1222
1351
1271
1286
1251
 
1309
1323
1293
1267
1416
 
1246
1345
1304
1208
1418
 
1248
1352
1352
1263
1288
 
1487
1416
1512
1458
1599
 
1398
1336
1258
1373
1427
 
1525
1551
1502
1447
1515
 
1302
1479
1461
1489
1525
 
1468
1612
1470
1541
1524
 
1571
1550
1443
1437
1540
 
1469
1562
1401
1580
1583
 
1359
1480
1558
1566
1525
 
1596
1608
1520
1581
1524
 
1664
1597
1445
1647
1384
 
1366
1316
1458
1409
1382
 
1624
1539
1652
1538
1460
 
1503
1290
1627
1645
1477
 
1373
1321
1618
1631
1353
 
1439
1547
1658
1497
1625
 
1544
1669
1677
1593
1658
 
1497
1682
1544
1573
1355
 
1603
1506
1486
1480
1420
 
1374
1404
1439
1458
1494
 
1434
1658
1477
1601
1383
 
1512
1600
1398
1373
1512
 
1617
1478
1622
1620
1377
 
1370
1497
1344
1424
1414
 
1478
1487
1562
1580
1540
 
1605
1684
1455
1541
1416
 
1521
1645
1337
1518
1652
 
1564
1344
1294
1553
1464
 
1565
1394
1333
1512
1642
 
1441
1410
1555


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus

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