Distances as the crow flies that surprise you? (college, beach)

[muvva]

So I'm from Utica, NY, in Upstate NY, and I was messing around with distance tools on maps like as the crow flies and found out some interesting ones I didn't think were true:



Utica is 176 miles from New York City, but driving wise it's 232 on the Thruway.

184 miles from Buffalo.

186 miles from Montreal.

217 miles from Philadelphia.

218 miles from Boston.

305 miles from Washington, DC.

306 miles from Pittsburgh.

340 miles from Toronto.

Washington, DC is about a seven hour drive from Utica and Pittsburgh is five, but as the crow flies, DC is actually closer by a mile. Also crazy that Philadelphia and Boston are almost exactly equidistant.


Anyone have some interesting ones where you're from or just in general?

[mjlo]

The closest larger city to Grand Rapids MI is actually Milwaukee at 112 Miles.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by muvva

So I'm from Utica, NY, in Upstate NY, and I was messing around with distance tools on maps like as the crow flies and found out some interesting ones I didn't think were true:



Utica is 176 miles from New York City, but driving wise it's 232 on the Thruway.

184 miles from Buffalo.

186 miles from Montreal.

217 miles from Philadelphia.

218 miles from Boston.

305 miles from Washington, DC.

306 miles from Pittsburgh.

340 miles from Toronto.

Washington, DC is about a seven hour drive from Utica and Pittsburgh is five, but as the crow flies, DC is actually closer by a mile. Also crazy that Philadelphia and Boston are almost exactly equidistant.


Anyone have some interesting ones where you're from or just in general?

Wait, DC is a longer drive from Utica than Pittsburgh? That seems odd, as both are about 5 and a half/6 hours from Syracuse.

Anyway, none of them are surprising given the central location in NY and the Northeast.

[muvva]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Wait, DC is a longer drive from Utica than Pittsburgh? That seems to be reversed.

Anyway, none of them are surprising given the central location in NY and the Northeast.

Yes, DC is usually an hour or so longer depending on traffic and speed, than Pittsburgh.

[lammius]

Wheeler, Virginia is about 425 air miles from

Baltimore, MD
Tallahassee, FL
Lansing, MI
Chicago, IL
Virginia Beach, VA

Driving distances are:
Baltimore 508 mi (8h 32m)
Tallahassee 538 mi (8h 32m)
Lansing 527 mi (7h 59m)
Chicago 504 mi (7h 58m)
Virginia Beach 527 mi (8 h 26m)

[InchingWest]

Pensacola, FL is closer to Evansville, IN or Louisville, KY than it is to Miami as the crow flies.



Comparable distances (within 20 miles) will also get you from Pensacola to College Station, TX, to the outskirts of St. Louis, and to Fayetteville, Arkansas (far northwest corner of the state).

[TheTimidBlueBars]

Colorado Springs is closer to New Orleans (1671 mi) than to Seattle (1717 mi).

[the resident09]

Originally Posted by lammius

Wheeler, Virginia is about 425 air miles from

Baltimore, MD
Tallahassee, FL
Lansing, MI
Chicago, IL
Virginia Beach, VA

Driving distances are:
Baltimore 508 mi (8h 32m)
Tallahassee 538 mi (8h 32m)
Lansing 527 mi (7h 59m)
Chicago 504 mi (7h 58m)
Virginia Beach 527 mi (8 h 26m)

Did you mean Wheeling, WVA?

[leftyy]

Alaska's islands stretch further west than Auckland, New Zealand.

I believe the southeastern corner of Michigan is barely closer to north Georgia than it is to the far reaches of Isle Royale, Michigan.

Atlanta is closer to Chicago than it is to Miami.

Detroit is closer to Atlanta than it is to Boston.

I may be back with more of these.

[TheTimidBlueBars]

Crescent City, CA is closer to Calgary, Alberta than it is to Winterhaven, CA.

Cottonwood Point, MO is closer to Pensacola, FL than it is to Watson, MO.