# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/21 "2023-10-17T16:58:43Z")
Athens, GA Brunswick, GA (282 miles from Athens) Charleston, SC (177 miles from Brunswick) Darlington, SC (103 crow miles from Charleston, SC) Ellerbe, NC (61 miles from Darlington, SC) Franklin, VA (229 miles from Ellerbe, NC) Greensboro, NC (194 miles from Franklin, VA) Hazlehurst, GA (279 miles from Greensboro, NC) Indian Creek, FL (491 miles from Hazlehurst, GA) Judson Baptist Church, AL (596 miles from Indian Creek, FL) Kosciusko, MS (334 miles from Judson Baptist Church, AL) Lake Village, AR (123 miles from Kosciusko, MS) Magnolia, AR (125 miles from Lake Village, AR) North Padre Island, TX (555 miles from Magnolia, AR) Oil Center, NM (580 miles from North Padre Island, TX) Pie Town, NM (370 miles from Oil Center) Yum Quartzsite, AZ (422 miles from Pie Town) Rocky Ridge, UT (570 miles from Quartzsite) Salt Lake City, UT (70 miles from Rocky Ridge) Three Forks, MT (412 miles from Salt Lake City, UT) ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/22 "2023-10-17T18:35:59Z")
Athens, GA Brunswick, GA (282 miles from Athens) Charleston, SC (177 miles from Brunswick) Darlington, SC (103 crow miles from Charleston, SC) Ellerbe, NC (61 miles from Darlington, SC) Franklin, VA (229 miles from Ellerbe, NC) Greensboro, NC (194 miles from Franklin, VA) Hazlehurst, GA (279 miles from Greensboro, NC) Indian Creek, FL (491 miles from Hazlehurst, GA) Judson Baptist Church, AL (596 miles from Indian Creek, FL) Kosciusko, MS (334 miles from Judson Baptist Church, AL) Lake Village, AR (123 miles from Kosciusko, MS) Magnolia, AR (125 miles from Lake Village, AR) North Padre Island, TX (555 miles from Magnolia, AR) Oil Center, NM (580 miles from North Padre Island, TX) Pie Town, NM (370 miles from Oil Center) Yum Quartzsite, AZ (422 miles from Pie Town) Rocky Ridge, UT (570 miles from Quartzsite) Salt Lake City, UT (70 miles from Rocky Ridge) Three Forks, MT (412 miles from Salt Lake City, UT) Upton, WY (453 miles from Three Forks, MT) ---
**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:** [October 17, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/23 "2023-10-17T18:59:37Z")
**Let’s Take a Road Trip** ——————— _ **clarifications:** _ _1 … Use the previous location as a starting point 2 … Your submission must be within 600 miles (roughly ten hours or one day’s driving distance) of previous point … **(why? because I said so!)** 3. Put the number of miles between the two points. When we get to Z, start at a new location._ Athens, GA Brunswick, GA (282 miles from Athens) Charleston, SC (177 miles from Brunswick) Darlington, SC (103 crow miles from Charleston, SC) Ellerbe, NC (61 miles from Darlington, SC) Franklin, VA (229 miles from Ellerbe, NC) Greensboro, NC (194 miles from Franklin, VA) Hazlehurst, GA (279 miles from Greensboro, NC) Indian Creek, FL (491 miles from Hazlehurst, GA) Judson Baptist Church, AL (596 miles from Indian Creek, FL) Kosciusko, MS (334 miles from Judson Baptist Church, AL) Lake Village, AR (123 miles from Kosciusko, MS) Magnolia, AR (125 miles from Lake Village, AR) North Padre Island, TX (555 miles from Magnolia, AR) Oil Center, NM (580 miles from North Padre Island, TX) Pie Town, NM (370 miles from Oil Center) Yum Quartzsite, AZ (422 miles from Pie Town) Rocky Ridge, UT (570 miles from Quartzsite) Salt Lake City, UT (70 miles from Rocky Ridge) Three Forks, MT (412 miles from Salt Lake City, UT) Upton, WY (453 miles from Three Forks, MT) Verwood, Saskatchewan, Canada (465 miles from Upton, WY) I don’t see anything in the rules about not crossing the borders. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/24 "2023-10-17T19:55:38Z")
**Let’s Take a Road Trip** ——————— _ **clarifications:** _ _1 … Use the previous location as a starting point 2 … Your submission must be within 600 miles (roughly ten hours or one day’s driving distance) of previous point … **(why? because I said so!)** 3. Put the number of miles between the two points. When we get to Z, start at a new location._ Athens, GA Brunswick, GA (282 miles from Athens) Charleston, SC (177 miles from Brunswick) Darlington, SC (103 crow miles from Charleston, SC) Ellerbe, NC (61 miles from Darlington, SC) Franklin, VA (229 miles from Ellerbe, NC) Greensboro, NC (194 miles from Franklin, VA) Hazlehurst, GA (279 miles from Greensboro, NC) Indian Creek, FL (491 miles from Hazlehurst, GA) Judson Baptist Church, AL (596 miles from Indian Creek, FL) Kosciusko, MS (334 miles from Judson Baptist Church, AL) Lake Village, AR (123 miles from Kosciusko, MS) Magnolia, AR (125 miles from Lake Village, AR) North Padre Island, TX (555 miles from Magnolia, AR) Oil Center, NM (580 miles from North Padre Island, TX) Pie Town, NM (370 miles from Oil Center) Yum Quartzsite, AZ (422 miles from Pie Town) Rocky Ridge, UT (570 miles from Quartzsite) Salt Lake City, UT (70 miles from Rocky Ridge) Three Forks, MT (412 miles from Salt Lake City, UT) Upton, WY (453 miles from Three Forks, MT) Verwood, Saskatchewan, Canada (465 miles from Upton, WY) Walsh, Alberta (231 miles/371 km from Verwood) ---
**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:** [October 18, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/25 "2023-10-18T12:22:13Z")
If we had crossed the other border an _X_ would be much easier to find 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/26 "2023-10-18T14:21:28Z")
**Let’s Take a Road Trip** ——————— _ **clarifications:** _ _1 … Use the previous location as a starting point 2 … Your submission must be within 600 miles (roughly ten hours or one day’s driving distance) of previous point … **(why? because I said so!)** 3. Put the number of miles between the two points. When we get to Z, start at a new location._ Athens, GA Brunswick, GA (282 miles from Athens) Charleston, SC (177 miles from Brunswick) Darlington, SC (103 crow miles from Charleston, SC) Ellerbe, NC (61 miles from Darlington, SC) Franklin, VA (229 miles from Ellerbe, NC) Greensboro, NC (194 miles from Franklin, VA) Hazlehurst, GA (279 miles from Greensboro, NC) Indian Creek, FL (491 miles from Hazlehurst, GA) Judson Baptist Church, AL (596 miles from Indian Creek, FL) Kosciusko, MS (334 miles from Judson Baptist Church, AL) Lake Village, AR (123 miles from Kosciusko, MS) Magnolia, AR (125 miles from Lake Village, AR) North Padre Island, TX (555 miles from Magnolia, AR) Oil Center, NM (580 miles from North Padre Island, TX) Pie Town, NM (370 miles from Oil Center) Yum Quartzsite, AZ (422 miles from Pie Town) Rocky Ridge, UT (570 miles from Quartzsite) Salt Lake City, UT (70 miles from Rocky Ridge) Three Forks, MT (412 miles from Salt Lake City, UT) Upton, WY (453 miles from Three Forks, MT) Verwood, Saskatchewan, Canada (465 miles from Upton, WY) Walsh, Alberta (231 miles/371 km from Verwood) X Crossing, Montana (273 miles from Walsh) ---
**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:** [October 18, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/27 "2023-10-18T23:13:23Z")
[quote=“Little\_Nemo, post:26, topic:991620, full:true”] **Let’s Take a Road Trip** ——————— _ **clarifications:** _ _1 … Use the previous location as a starting point 2 … Your submission must be within 600 miles (roughly ten hours or one day’s driving distance) of previous point … **(why? because I said so!)** 3. Put the number of miles between the two points. When we get to Z, start at a new location._ Athens, GA Brunswick, GA (282 miles from Athens) Charleston, SC (177 miles from Brunswick) Darlington, SC (103 crow miles from Charleston, SC) Ellerbe, NC (61 miles from Darlington, SC) Franklin, VA (229 miles from Ellerbe, NC) Greensboro, NC (194 miles from Franklin, VA) Hazlehurst, GA (279 miles from Greensboro, NC) Indian Creek, FL (491 miles from Hazlehurst, GA) Judson Baptist Church, AL (596 miles from Indian Creek, FL) Kosciusko, MS (334 miles from Judson Baptist Church, AL) Lake Village, AR (123 miles from Kosciusko, MS) Magnolia, AR (125 miles from Lake Village, AR) North Padre Island, TX (555 miles from Magnolia, AR) Oil Center, NM (580 miles from North Padre Island, TX) Pie Town, NM (370 miles from Oil Center) Yum Quartzsite, AZ (422 miles from Pie Town) Rocky Ridge, UT (570 miles from Quartzsite) Salt Lake City, UT (70 miles from Rocky Ridge) Three Forks, MT (412 miles from Salt Lake City, UT) Upton, WY (453 miles from Three Forks, MT) Verwood, Saskatchewan, Canada (465 miles from Upton, WY) Walsh, Alberta (231 miles/371 km from Verwood) X Crossing, Montana (273 miles from Walsh) Yellowstone National Park (320 miles from X Crossing) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/28 "2023-10-18T23:18:30Z")
Athens, GA Brunswick, GA (282 miles from Athens) Charleston, SC (177 miles from Brunswick) Darlington, SC (103 crow miles from Charleston, SC) Ellerbe, NC (61 miles from Darlington, SC) Franklin, VA (229 miles from Ellerbe, NC) Greensboro, NC (194 miles from Franklin, VA) Hazlehurst, GA (279 miles from Greensboro, NC) Indian Creek, FL (491 miles from Hazlehurst, GA) Judson Baptist Church, AL (596 miles from Indian Creek, FL) Kosciusko, MS (334 miles from Judson Baptist Church, AL) Lake Village, AR (123 miles from Kosciusko, MS) Magnolia, AR (125 miles from Lake Village, AR) North Padre Island, TX (555 miles from Magnolia, AR) Oil Center, NM (580 miles from North Padre Island, TX) Pie Town, NM (370 miles from Oil Center) Yum Quartzsite, AZ (422 miles from Pie Town) Rocky Ridge, UT (570 miles from Quartzsite) Salt Lake City, UT (70 miles from Rocky Ridge) Three Forks, MT (412 miles from Salt Lake City, UT) Upton, WY (453 miles from Three Forks, MT) Verwood, Saskatchewan, Canada (465 miles from Upton, WY) Walsh, Alberta (231 miles/371 km from Verwood) X Crossing, Montana (273 miles from Walsh) Yellowstone National Park (320 miles from X Crossing) Zephyr Cove, NV (772 miles from Yellowstone National Park) Not a whole lot of options. Pass. Next person starts the chain with an A. It was my chain. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/29 "2023-10-19T00:08:06Z")
Zephyr Cove, NV (772 miles from Yellowstone National Park) Auburn, CA (92 miles from Yellowstone NP) [Rules check: should we start a new chain from the end of the previous chain or just pin drop anywhere for “A”? Either is fine by me.] ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/30 "2023-10-19T01:09:57Z")
We can pin-drop anywhere for “A”. We can even go to another continent, if you want to. Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) ---
**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:** [October 19, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/31 "2023-10-19T01:58:30Z")
Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) Ciudad Morelos, Baja California, Mexico (287 miles from Burbank) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/32 "2023-10-19T02:18:57Z")
Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) Ciudad Morelos, Baja California, Mexico (287 miles from Burbank) Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico (338 miles from Ciudad Morelos) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/33 "2023-10-19T15:27:03Z")
Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) Ciudad Morelos, Baja California, Mexico (287 miles from Burbank) Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico (338 miles from Ciudad Morelos) Empalme, Sonora, Mexico (201 miles from Desemboque) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/34 "2023-10-19T15:43:39Z")
Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) Ciudad Morelos, Baja California, Mexico (287 miles from Burbank) Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico (338 miles from Ciudad Morelos) Empalme, Sonora, Mexico (201 miles from Desemboque) Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico (473 miles from Empalme) I’m trying to get out of Sonora! ---
**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:** [October 19, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/35 "2023-10-19T15:49:24Z")
Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) Ciudad Morelos, Baja California, Mexico (287 miles from Burbank) Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico (338 miles from Ciudad Morelos) Empalme, Sonora, Mexico (201 miles from Desemboque) Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico (473 miles from Empalme) Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico (536 miles from Frontera) @knoodler we’re out of Sonora now! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/36 "2023-10-19T19:48:42Z")
Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) Ciudad Morelos, Baja California, Mexico (287 miles from Burbank) Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico (338 miles from Ciudad Morelos) Empalme, Sonora, Mexico (201 miles from Desemboque) Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico (473 miles from Empalme) Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico (536 miles from Frontera) Huejotitán, Chihuahua, Mexico (82 miles from Guachochi) ---
**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:** [October 20, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/37 "2023-10-20T17:04:57Z")
Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) Ciudad Morelos, Baja California, Mexico (287 miles from Burbank) Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico (338 miles from Ciudad Morelos) Empalme, Sonora, Mexico (201 miles from Desemboque) Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico (473 miles from Empalme) Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico (536 miles from Frontera) Huejotitán, Chihuahua, Mexico (82 miles from Guachochi) International Bridge, Eagle Pass, Texas (578 miles from Huejotitan) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/38 "2023-10-20T18:06:32Z")
Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) Ciudad Morelos, Baja California, Mexico (287 miles from Burbank) Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico (338 miles from Ciudad Morelos) Empalme, Sonora, Mexico (201 miles from Desemboque) Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico (473 miles from Empalme) Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico (536 miles from Frontera) Huejotitán, Chihuahua, Mexico (82 miles from Guachochi) International Bridge, Eagle Pass, Texas (578 miles from Huejotitan) Junction, Texas (170 miles from International Bridge) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/39 "2023-10-21T02:26:21Z")
Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) Ciudad Morelos, Baja California, Mexico (287 miles from Burbank) Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico (338 miles from Ciudad Morelos) Empalme, Sonora, Mexico (201 miles from Desemboque) Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico (473 miles from Empalme) Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico (536 miles from Frontera) Huejotitán, Chihuahua, Mexico (82 miles from Guachochi) International Bridge, Eagle Pass, Texas (578 miles from Huejotitan) Junction, Texas (170 miles from International Bridge) Killeen, TX (158 miles from Junction) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/40 "2023-10-21T15:21:55Z")
Auburn, CA Burbank, CA (407 miles from Auburn) Ciudad Morelos, Baja California, Mexico (287 miles from Burbank) Desemboque, Sonora, Mexico (338 miles from Ciudad Morelos) Empalme, Sonora, Mexico (201 miles from Desemboque) Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico (473 miles from Empalme) Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico (536 miles from Frontera) Huejotitán, Chihuahua, Mexico (82 miles from Guachochi) International Bridge, Eagle Pass, Texas (578 miles from Huejotitan) Junction, Texas (170 miles from International Bridge) Killeen, TX (158 miles from Junction) Lafayette, LA (410 miles from Killeen) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620.md?page=3)