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View Poll Results: How close to your birthplace do you live?
0-49 miles 47 29.94%
50-99 miles 7 4.46%
100-249 miles 12 7.64%
250-499 miles 13 8.28%
500-749 miles 8 5.10%
750-999 miles 9 5.73%
1,000+ miles 61 38.85%
Voters: 157. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 04-26-2009, 07:11 AM
 
Location: Chicago- Hyde Park
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20 miles
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Old 04-26-2009, 08:28 AM
 
Location: Metro Detroit Area, Michigan
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14 miles away from the Hospital.
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Old 04-27-2009, 09:35 AM
 
Location: Elkins, WV
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I am currently over 4,850 miles from home... I was born in Elkins, West Virginia and now I'm in Warsaw, Poland. Soon heading back to the states though!
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Old 04-27-2009, 09:46 AM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Born in Weehawken, NJ, on the cliffs of the Palisades, overlooking the NYC skyline, just one town over from the birthplace of the Chairman of the Board, ol' Blue Eyes, Mr. Frank Sinatra, who was born in Hoboken.

I now live only about 30 miles away.
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Old 04-27-2009, 10:07 AM
 
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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About 10 miles.
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Old 04-27-2009, 11:28 AM
 
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9,000+ (Guam to Anne Arundel County, MD)
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Old 04-27-2009, 11:36 AM
 
Location: West Michigan
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35 miles from East Grand Rapids, MI, where I was born.

10 miles from where I grew up (dad's house).
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Old 04-27-2009, 12:32 PM
 
Location: Denver
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College: Scituate, MA to Clemson, SC = 991.7 miles

Currently: Scituate, MA to Boston, MA = 18 miles

Hopefully soon: Scituate, MA to Paris, Fr = 3,434 miles or London, UK = 3,269 miles
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Old 04-27-2009, 12:35 PM
 
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Over a thousand.

Born in Manhattan, presently in New Orleans.
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Old 04-27-2009, 01:09 PM
 
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Born in Hawaii. Raised all over the country (Navy kid)
Now living in CO
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