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This is kind of hard to determine as you usually don't reach one city and say, "Oh now I'm definitely in the west instead of the east!" I've driven across Kansas and it was definitely a gradual transition between Salina and Hays. You could just see the tall green grass fade into short brown grass during the drive. Even though I've lived in Nebraska for a while, I haven't been much west of Lincoln. Omaha and Lincoln are for sure Midwestern, but further west is a bit fuzzy. I have a few friends who are originally from the Scottsbluff area, and they have said that it's more like Wyoming than the rest of Nebraska.
The west starts at the continental divide, if the water flows into the Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico then it's not part of the west.
That's way too far. Eastern Montana and eastern Wyoming are definitely not Midwestern.
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Originally Posted by cloudcrash619
This is kind of hard to determine as you usually don't reach one city and say, "Oh now I'm definitely in the west instead of the east!" I've driven across Kansas and it was definitely a gradual transition between Salina and Hays. You could just see the tall green grass fade into short brown grass during the drive. Even though I've lived in Nebraska for a while, I haven't been much west of Lincoln. Omaha and Lincoln are for sure Midwestern, but further west is a bit fuzzy. I have a few friends who are originally from the Scottsbluff area, and they have said that it's more like Wyoming than the rest of Nebraska.
It is gradual in most states. Nebraska changes around Ogallala. If you go to South Dakota on Interstate 90 it's sudden. Crossing the Missouri in Chamberlain firmly takes you out West. The same happens in North Dakota on the Fort Berthold Revervation when you cross the Missouri.
Took a road trip a few years ago and decided my first day's drive would be to "The West". Headed west out of Minneapolis on US 12, didn't stop until I got to Selby, SD, on the 100th meridian. And yes you can tell you are west when you cross the 100th. That's where the humid, farm encrusted Midwest turns into the dry, ranch-laden West!
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Lovely map and I mostly agree. Best part of your map is that Texas is left completely out of the West. All those FAKE cowboys/girls can start throwing their stetsons, jeans, big belt buckles, and boots into the GULF and/or start donating them to their self-righteous churches most of them attend for a large bonfire...LOL.
Took a road trip a few years ago and decided my first day's drive would be to "The West". Headed west out of Minneapolis on US 12, didn't stop until I got to Selby, SD, on the 100th meridian. And yes you can tell you are west when you cross the 100th. That's where the humid, farm encrusted Midwest turns into the dry, ranch-laden West!
Good post Ben Around and you validate my earlier one with the sign on the state fair grounds in Huron SD (US14): "Here the West Begins" (google it) which tells about the "air change" between East and West and why I moved back West (never to leave again) AFTER an insufferable Summer in my native St Paul MN with night sweats AND without AC! I have a good heart I guess...haha.
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