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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)  
Dallas (Dallas County, TX)  
Canyon (Randall 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)  
Eads (Kiowa County, CO)
La Junta (Otero County, CO)
Lamar (Prowers County, CO)
Las Animas (Bent County, CO)
Ordway (Crowley County, CO)

Springfield (Baca County, CO)
Trinidad (Las Animas County, CO)
Walsenburg (Huerfano County, CO)
Ashland (Clark County, KS)
Cimarron (Gray County, KS)

Coldwater (Comanche 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)

Leoti (Wichita County, KS)
Liberal (Seward County, KS)
Meade (Meade County, KS)
Medicine Lodge (Barber 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)

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)
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)
Alva (Woods 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)
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)
Guymon (Texas County, OK)
Hobart (Kiowa County, OK)
Hollis (Harmon County, OK)

Kingfisher (Kingfisher 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)
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)
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)
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)
Monahans (Ward County, TX)

Memphis (Hall County, TX)
Mentone (Loving 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)
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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50
 
235
168
176
276
203
 
261
140
44
63
118
 
323
141
120
172
53
 
223
75
281
17
130
 
164
0
189
266
246
 
324
95
164
107
225
 
109
129
61
215
189
 
102
306
37
80
277
 
308
120
94
205
187
 
233
236
239
273
262
 
395
397
368
389
417
 
333
404
435
237
288
 
236
279
286
310
259
 
276
292
311
282
318
 
353
256
255
233
343
 
279
334
363
299
347
 
420
315
269
433
328
 
398
286
411
334
277
 
391
347
440
358
434
 
307
68
199
82
118
 
169
230
297
211
197
 
135
85
51
117
177
 
163
40
254
84
96
 
138
50
87
100
115
 
149
33
134
34
181
 
122
93
208
257
112
 
22
111
116
76
207
 
83
222
174
207
248
 
107
152
182
170
282
 
157
69
270
134
220
 
237
260
161
187
222
 
56
105
87
20
230
 
52
126
300
214
222
 
188
218
195
132
313
 
128
331
172
245
243
 
242
262
102
179
190
 
214
252
184
172
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
1138
 
1222
1158
1124
1351
1300
 
1367
1316
1271
1271
1354
 
1286
1312
1251
1335
1255
 
1228
1309
1323
1398
1247
 
1293
1232
1211
1267
1416
 
1291
1246
1345
1223
1304
 
1208
1418
1186
1248
1352
 
1174
1352
1177
1263
1155
 
1288
1487
1416
1512
1458
 
1398
1336
1258
1373
1431
 
1427
1525
1551
1502
1467
 
1447
1515
1302
1479
1461
 
1489
1525
1468
1470
1443
 
1437
1540
1469
1562
1401
 
1580
1583
1359
1480
1558
 
1566
1525
1596
1520
1524
 
1597
1445
1384
1366
1316
 
1458
1409
1382
1539
1538
 
1460
1503
1290
1477
1373
 
1321
1353
1439
1497
1544
 
1593
1497
1544
1573
1355
 
1603
1506
1486
1480
1420
 
1374
1404
1439
1458
1494
 
1434
1477
1383
1512
1398
 
1373
1512
1478
1377
1370
 
1344
1424
1414
1478
1487
 
1580
1540
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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