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Location: Watching half my country turn into Gilead
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I'm 26 miles from the Philadelphia sports complex (76ers, Flyers, Phillies and Eagles). For Delaware sports, I'm 14 miles from the University of Delaware stadiums (Blue Hens). And if we want to stretch it, I'm 73 miles from the Baltimore Orioles and Ravens.
Without going into to specifics...
NFL - Falcons: 40 min to the dome
MLB - Braves: was about 40 min toTurner field.. not sure what the commute will be next summer. (CObb County).. guessing 45 min without traffic.
NBA - Hawks: 40 mins to the Arena
NCAA - 40 Min to Downtown for GTech. just about an hour away from Athens for UGA.
NASCAR - less than an hour from Atlanta Motor Speedway plus i can get to Talladega in about 2 hours.. easy drive
Those are the only ones i attend.
oh yea,
2 hour flight to DFW and then a 30 min Taxi ride to AT&T Stadium to see the Cowboys. (Favorites)
1.4 miles from Chesapeake Arena (OKC Thunder)
1.7 miles from Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark (OKC Dodgers)
3.6 miles from Taft Stadium (OKC Energy FC)
22 miles from the OU campus
These are NCAA Division I, major league or highest-level minor league venues in the four major U.S. sports, and drive times from my house without traffic:
Dunkin Donuts Center, home to Providence College basketball and the AHL's Providence Bruins: 20 minutes Brown Stadium, home to Brown University football: 24 minutes McCoy Stadium, home to the International League's Pawtucket Red Sox: 26 minutes Ryan Center, home to University of Rhode Island basketball: 26 minutes Gillette Stadium, home to the New England Patriots: 40 minutes Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox: 1 hour 5 minutes TD Garden, home to the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins: 1 hour 5 minutes
15-20 min From Carolina Panthers
20-25 mins from Charlotte Hornets
15-20 min Charlotte Knights(minor league baseball)
5-10 min from UNC Charlotte (college sports D1)
10-15 min to Charlotte Speedway (nascar)
3-4 Hours from Carolina Hurricanes (nhl)
3-4 Hours from UNC, Duke, NC State ( better D1 sports)
2 Hours to Wake Forest
2 Hours to USC Gamecocks
College: An hour from Northern Michigan University
Football: 2.5 hours from Green Bay Packers
Baseball: 4 hours from Milwaukee Brewers
Basketball: 4 hours from Milwaukee Bucks
Hockey: 5 hours from Chicago Blackhawks
I have no idea about soccer or racing.
National Park: About 3 hours from the boat/plane to Isle Royale
National Lakeshore: An hour from Pictured Rocks
Body of water: 200 yards from Lake Michigan
In Charleston, SC, specifically James Island (just S of downtown). This is all during normal traffic.
5.4 miles/11 minutes from the Charleston RiverDogs (minor league baseball, Yankees affiliate)
6 miles/13 minutes from College of Charleston basketball arena (Division I, Colonial Athletic Association). Baseball stadium is about 18-20 minutes.
6.4 miles/15 minutes from The Citadel (Division I, Southern Conference, all major sports)
13.9 miles/25 minutes from North Charleston Coliseum (minor league hockey, plus major concerts and other events)
21.4 miles/30 minutes from Charleston Battery (professional soccer)
23.2 miles/33 minutes from Charleston Southern University (DI, Big South Conference, all major sports)
1:53/119 miles from Williams-Brice Stadium, University of South Carolina (closest big DI football stadium)
2:15/146 miles from Darlington Raceway (closest NASCAR track)
213 miles from Bank of America Stadium (home of Carolina Panthers)
325 miles from SunTrust Park (home of Atlanta Braves)
120 miles to the OSU Ducks. Portland is about the same distance and they have a basketball team, but I can't remember what they are called.
I am surrounded by National Forest, close enough to walk to the extensive trail system.
Paulina National Monument is about 20 miles. Crater Lake is about 90 miles.
Within 10 miles: golf, hiking, fishing, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, snow snowmobiling, cross country bike trails, white water rafting, canoeing, surfing, sailboarding, paddle boarding, international level bicycle racing, and our internationally famous Pole Peddle Paddle that brings in contestants from around the world.
ATV trails are 20 miles, technical rock climbing is 20 miles, sailing and water skiing are about 30 miles. Maybe 15 miles for hunting where you don't have to worry about shooting someone's house, although there are elk, deer, and dove right in my backyard. 30 miles to the closest ski lift, although a second one is about that same distance, and two more within 80 miles.
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