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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)  
Post (Garza County, TX)  
Odessa (Ector County, TX)  
Lubbock (Lubbock County, TX)  
Fort Worth (Tarrant County, TX)  
Dallas (Dallas County, TX)  
Amarillo (Potter County, TX)  
Abilene (Taylor County, TX)  
Manhattan (New York County, NY)  
Chicago (Cook County, IL)  
Atlanta (Fulton County, GA)  
Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, CA)  
Carlsbad (Eddy County, NM)
Clayton (Union County, NM)
Clovis (Curry County, NM)
Fort Sumner (De Baca 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)
Anadarko (Caddo County, OK)
Arapaho (Custer County, OK)
Arnett (Ellis County, OK)
Cheyenne (Roger Mills County, OK)

Chickasha (Grady County, OK)
Duncan (Stephens 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)
Waurika (Jefferson County, OK)
Abilene (Taylor County, TX)
Albany (Shackelford County, TX)

Alpine (Brewster 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)

Burnet (Burnet 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)
Cleburne (Johnson 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 Davis (Jeff Davis County, TX)

Fort Stockton (Pecos County, TX)
Fort Worth (Tarrant County, TX)
Fredericksburg (Gillespie County, TX)
Gail (Borden County, TX)
Gainesville (Cooke County, TX)

Garden City (Glasscock County, TX)
Gatesville (Coryell 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)
Junction (Kimble County, TX)
Kermit (Winkler County, TX)

Lamesa (Dawson County, TX)
Lampasas (Lampasas County, TX)
Levelland (Hockley County, TX)
Lipscomb (Lipscomb County, TX)
Littlefield (Lamb County, TX)

Llano (Llano County, TX)
Lubbock (Lubbock County, TX)
Mason (Mason County, TX)
Matador (Motley County, TX)
Monahans (Ward County, TX)

Memphis (Hall County, TX)
Menard (Menard County, TX)
Mentone (Loving County, TX)
Meridian (Bosque 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)
Rocksprings (Edwards County, TX)
San Angelo (Tom Green County, TX)
Sanderson (Terrell 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)

Van Horn (Culberson 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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102
135
 
306
37
243
80
277
 
308
120
94
205
187
 
158
233
236
274
239
 
273
262
175
246
135
186
115
 
231
132
182
224
191
 
156
221
215
223
193
 
234
216
159
242
182
 
133
196
159
200
177
 
240
192
205
108
125
 
237
141
91
91
161
 
67
128
130
96
138
 
66
186
146
52
173
 
250
196
128
180
107
 
124
132
238
148
63
 
185
137
32
110
208
 
219
245
43
108
188
 
159
167
126
55
233
 
182
236
250
30
246
 
91
244
221
203
162
 
216
68
216
95
189
 
127
186
47
209
136
 
46
238
63
219
74
 
231
39
211
65
150
 
117
183
165
234
137
 
178
91
214
88
106
 
107
172
84
144
181
 
165
149
176
224
83
 
72
0
121
140
104
 
66
230
133
219
208
 
80
126
89
43
186
 
208
77
196
96
182
 
221
75
24
127
96
 
251
154
137
211
133
 
168
172
347
315
269
328
286
 
334
277
347
358
307
 
68
82
118
169
135
 
85
51
40
254
84
 
96
50
87
100
115
 
149
33
34
122
93
 
388
208
257
112
22
 
111
116
171
76
253
 
207
199
83
222
154
 
219
174
207
248
107
 
152
182
125
153
170
 
139
282
157
69
270
 
72
93
134
220
237
 
105
243
260
161
389
 
329
103
252
187
81
 
222
176
123
170
56
 
111
105
154
87
20
 
230
52
126
247
300
 
214
197
222
188
218
 
218
195
222
132
313
 
128
219
331
146
226
 
172
245
49
243
242
 
262
271
102
184
79
 
179
190
338
214
252
 
184
172
75
272
179
 
134
286
204
345
188
 
252
47
164
161
262
 
219
225
118
202
212
 
262
147
195
63
191
 
418
241
47
91
116
 
145
0
1416
1246
1345
1304
1418
 
1248
1352
1352
1263
1288
 
1487
1512
1458
1398
1427
 
1525
1551
1515
1302
1479
 
1461
1525
1468
1470
1443
 
1437
1540
1562
1580
1583
 
1550
1359
1480
1558
1566
 
1525
1596
1608
1520
1581
 
1524
1664
1597
1445
1647
 
1726
1384
1366
1316
1458
 
1409
1382
1677
1624
1539
 
1652
1538
1460
1503
1290
 
1627
1645
1477
1373
1321
 
1618
1631
1353
1439
1530
 
1547
1658
1727
1497
1625
 
1544
1710
1669
1677
1593
 
1658
1497
1682
1544
1573
 
1355
1603
1506
1682
1486
 
1480
1712
1420
1374
1404
 
1709
1439
1688
1458
1494
 
1434
1658
1477
1689
1601
 
1383
1512
1600
1398
1373
 
1512
1617
1478
1622
1620
 
1377
1370
1497
1344
1424
 
1414
1478
1487
1562
1580
 
1540
1691
1605
1605
1684
 
1455
1541
1416
1521
1645
 
1337
1518
1652
1564
1344
 
1294
1553
1464
1565
1394
 
1472
1333
1512
1642
1441
 
1410
1555


Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus

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