# Atoz Let's Take a Road Trip Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 15, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620 "2023-10-15T22:47:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/221 "2024-04-23T22:09:12Z")
Aberdeen, Scotland Blantyre, Scotland (147 miles) Corbridge, Northumberland (125 miles) Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria (118 miles) Edinburgh, Scotland (180 miles) Falkirk, Scotland (26 miles from Edinburgh) Grangemouth, Scotland (3 miles) Helensburg, Scotland (53 miles) Irvine, Scotland (47 miles) Julianstown, Ireland (199 miles) Kilkenny, Ireland (103 miles) Limerick, Ireland (81 miles) Mullingar, Ireland (79 miles) Newbridge, Ireland (40 miles) Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland (136 miles) Pigeon Point, County Mayo, Ireland (47 miles) Quigley’s Point, Carrowkeel, County. Donegal, Ireland (162 miles) Randalstown, Antrim, Northern Ireland (60 miles) Sligo, Ireland (116 miles) Tenby, Wales (302 miles) Underwood, Wales (105 miles) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/222 "2024-04-24T02:19:37Z")
Aberdeen, Scotland Blantyre, Scotland (147 miles) Corbridge, Northumberland (125 miles) Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria (118 miles) Edinburgh, Scotland (180 miles) Falkirk, Scotland (26 miles from Edinburgh) Grangemouth, Scotland (3 miles) Helensburg, Scotland (53 miles) Irvine, Scotland (47 miles) Julianstown, Ireland (199 miles) Kilkenny, Ireland (103 miles) Limerick, Ireland (81 miles) Mullingar, Ireland (79 miles) Newbridge, Ireland (40 miles) Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland (136 miles) Pigeon Point, County Mayo, Ireland (47 miles) Quigley’s Point, Carrowkeel, County. Donegal, Ireland (162 miles) Randalstown, Antrim, Northern Ireland (60 miles) Sligo, Ireland (116 miles) Tenby, Wales (302 miles) Underwood, Wales (105 miles) Valley Anglesey, Wales (212 miles) ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/223 "2024-04-24T08:29:59Z")
Aberdeen, Scotland Blantyre, Scotland (147 miles) Corbridge, Northumberland (125 miles) Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria (118 miles) Edinburgh, Scotland (180 miles) Falkirk, Scotland (26 miles from Edinburgh) Grangemouth, Scotland (3 miles) Helensburg, Scotland (53 miles) Irvine, Scotland (47 miles) Julianstown, Ireland (199 miles) Kilkenny, Ireland (103 miles) Limerick, Ireland (81 miles) Mullingar, Ireland (79 miles) Newbridge, Ireland (40 miles) Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland (136 miles) Pigeon Point, County Mayo, Ireland (47 miles) Quigley’s Point, Carrowkeel, County. Donegal, Ireland (162 miles) Randalstown, Antrim, Northern Ireland (60 miles) Sligo, Ireland (116 miles) Tenby, Wales (302 miles) Underwood, Wales (105 miles) Valley Anglesey, Wales (212 miles) West Kirby, Wirral, England (89 miles) I’ll go and visit my old school ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/224 "2024-04-24T13:42:02Z")
Aberdeen, Scotland Blantyre, Scotland (147 miles) Corbridge, Northumberland (125 miles) Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria (118 miles) Edinburgh, Scotland (180 miles) Falkirk, Scotland (26 miles from Edinburgh) Grangemouth, Scotland (3 miles) Helensburg, Scotland (53 miles) Irvine, Scotland (47 miles) Julianstown, Ireland (199 miles) Kilkenny, Ireland (103 miles) Limerick, Ireland (81 miles) Mullingar, Ireland (79 miles) Newbridge, Ireland (40 miles) Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland (136 miles) Pigeon Point, County Mayo, Ireland (47 miles) Quigley’s Point, Carrowkeel, County. Donegal, Ireland (162 miles) Randalstown, Antrim, Northern Ireland (60 miles) Sligo, Ireland (116 miles) Tenby, Wales (302 miles) Underwood, Wales (105 miles) Valley Anglesey, Wales (212 miles) West Kirby, Wirral, England (89 miles) Xhendremael, Belgium Ain’t no X in England ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/225 "2024-04-24T22:21:23Z")
No problem. The house rules are that the destination must be within 600 miles or roughly 10 hours driving distance. Xhendremael, Belgium is a mere 515 miles/10 hours, 6 minutes from West Kirby. Happy motoring! ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/226 "2024-04-25T13:11:25Z")
Well, at least I can relax a bit now that I’m driving on the right side of the road again 🙂 Sorry I forgot to include the mileage. Current itinerary: Aberdeen, Scotland Blantyre, Scotland (147 miles) Corbridge, Northumberland (125 miles) Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria (118 miles) Edinburgh, Scotland (180 miles) Falkirk, Scotland (26 miles from Edinburgh) Grangemouth, Scotland (3 miles) Helensburg, Scotland (53 miles) Irvine, Scotland (47 miles) Julianstown, Ireland (199 miles) Kilkenny, Ireland (103 miles) Limerick, Ireland (81 miles) Mullingar, Ireland (79 miles) Newbridge, Ireland (40 miles) Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland (136 miles) Pigeon Point, County Mayo, Ireland (47 miles) Quigley’s Point, Carrowkeel, County. Donegal, Ireland (162 miles) Randalstown, Antrim, Northern Ireland (60 miles) Sligo, Ireland (116 miles) Tenby, Wales (302 miles) Underwood, Wales (105 miles) Valley Anglesey, Wales (212 miles) West Kirby, Wirral, England (89 miles) Xhendremael, Belgium (515 miles) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/227 "2024-04-27T23:00:17Z")
Aberdeen, Scotland Blantyre, Scotland (147 miles) Corbridge, Northumberland (125 miles) Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria (118 miles) Edinburgh, Scotland (180 miles) Falkirk, Scotland (26 miles from Edinburgh) Grangemouth, Scotland (3 miles) Helensburg, Scotland (53 miles) Irvine, Scotland (47 miles) Julianstown, Ireland (199 miles) Kilkenny, Ireland (103 miles) Limerick, Ireland (81 miles) Mullingar, Ireland (79 miles) Newbridge, Ireland (40 miles) Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland (136 miles) Pigeon Point, County Mayo, Ireland (47 miles) Quigley’s Point, Carrowkeel, County. Donegal, Ireland (162 miles) Randalstown, Antrim, Northern Ireland (60 miles) Sligo, Ireland (116 miles) Tenby, Wales (302 miles) Underwood, Wales (105 miles) Valley Anglesey, Wales (212 miles) West Kirby, Wirral, England (89 miles) Xhendremael, Belgium (515 miles) Yerseke, Netherlands (109 miles) ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/228 "2024-04-27T23:43:55Z")
Aberdeen, Scotland Blantyre, Scotland (147 miles) Corbridge, Northumberland (125 miles) Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria (118 miles) Edinburgh, Scotland (180 miles) Falkirk, Scotland (26 miles from Edinburgh) Grangemouth, Scotland (3 miles) Helensburg, Scotland (53 miles) Irvine, Scotland (47 miles) Julianstown, Ireland (199 miles) Kilkenny, Ireland (103 miles) Limerick, Ireland (81 miles) Mullingar, Ireland (79 miles) Newbridge, Ireland (40 miles) Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland (136 miles) Pigeon Point, County Mayo, Ireland (47 miles) Quigley’s Point, Carrowkeel, County. Donegal, Ireland (162 miles) Randalstown, Antrim, Northern Ireland (60 miles) Sligo, Ireland (116 miles) Tenby, Wales (302 miles) Underwood, Wales (105 miles) Valley Anglesey, Wales (212 miles) West Kirby, Wirral, England (89 miles) Xhendremael, Belgium (515 miles) Yerseke, Netherlands (109 miles) Zwolle, Netherlands (138 miles) I am pretty sure alphbetically this is the last town I’ve been to Pass ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/229 "2024-05-11T16:58:43Z")
Starting this one with the town where I grew up: Allouez, Wisconsin, USA ---
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Allouez, Wisconsin, USA Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/231 "2024-05-12T01:54:56Z")
Allouez, Wisconsin, USA Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA Cedar Falls, Iowa (235 miles) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/232 "2024-05-12T10:06:03Z")
Allouez, Wisconsin, USA Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA (95 miles) Cedar Falls, Iowa (235 miles) Added mileage to my earlier entry ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/233 "2024-05-21T04:46:30Z")
Allouez, Wisconsin, USA Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA (95 miles) Cedar Falls, Iowa (235 miles) De Smet, South Dakota (389 miles) The prairie site where Ma, Pa and Laura Ingalls settled ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/234 "2024-05-21T20:36:28Z")
Allouez, Wisconsin, USA Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA (95 miles) Cedar Falls, Iowa (235 miles) De Smet, South Dakota (389 miles) Ellendale, North Dakota (160 miles) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/235 "2024-05-21T21:03:37Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > De Smet, South Dakota (389 miles) > > The prairie site where Ma, Pa and Laura Ingalls settled nitpick: The location referenced by the book _Little House on the Prairie_ was near Independence, Kansas. De Smet was the location for the last four books of the _Little House_ series, beginning with _By the Shores of Silver Lake_. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/236 "2024-05-21T22:07:47Z")
Allouez, Wisconsin, USA Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA (95 miles) Cedar Falls, Iowa (235 miles) De Smet, South Dakota (389 miles) Ellendale, North Dakota (160 miles) Fargo, ND (144 miles) ---
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Allouez, Wisconsin, USA Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA (95 miles) Cedar Falls, Iowa (235 miles) De Smet, South Dakota (389 miles) Ellendale, North Dakota (160 miles) Fargo, ND (144 miles) Glendorado, MN (198 miles) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/238 "2024-05-25T16:39:56Z")
Allouez, Wisconsin, USA Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA (95 miles) Cedar Falls, Iowa (235 miles) De Smet, South Dakota (389 miles) Ellendale, North Dakota (160 miles) Fargo, ND (144 miles) Glendorado, MN (198 miles) Hannibal, MO (480 miles) Lots of Twain stuff to see! ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/239 "2024-05-25T22:09:39Z")
[quote=“Bayaker, post:238, topic:991620”] Allouez, Wisconsin, USA Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA (95 miles) Cedar Falls, Iowa (235 miles) De Smet, South Dakota (389 miles) Ellendale, North Dakota (160 miles) Fargo, ND (144 miles) Glendorado, MN (198 miles) Hannibal, MO (480 miles) Indianapolis, IN (312 miles) and @Railer13, nitpicking your nitpick, while the title _Little House on the Prairie_ does reference Kansas, De Smet is also on the prairies, and is where the Ingalls family settled down. ---
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Allouez, Wisconsin, USA Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA (95 miles) Cedar Falls, Iowa (235 miles) De Smet, South Dakota (389 miles) Ellendale, North Dakota (160 miles) Fargo, ND (144 miles) Glendorado, MN (198 miles) Hannibal, MO (480 miles) Indianapolis, IN (312 miles) Joliet, IL (190 miles) @gkster Good point! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620.md?page=13)