# 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:** 5
**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 28, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/81 "2023-10-28T23:02:26Z")
Altoona, PA (230 miles from Zanesville) Buffalo, NY (211 miles from Altoona) Chicago, IL (533 miles from Buffalo) Duluth, MN (468 miles from Chicago) Eau Claire, WI (155 miles from Duluth) Fibre, MI (421 miles from Eau Claire) Goderich, Ontario, Canada (414 miles from Fibre) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (113 miles from Goderich) Ionia, NY (144 miles from Hamilton) Jaffrey NH (280 miles east of Ionia) Kitaskino, QC (580 miles from Jaffrey) Lac-à-la-Carpe, Quebec, Canada (254 miles from Kitaskino) Montreal, Quebec, Canada (276 miles from Lac-à-la-Carpe) Napanee, Ontario, Canada (237 miles from Montreal) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (237 km from Napanee) Phelans, Ontario Canada (517 miles from Ottawa) Quincy, Mass. (595 miles southeast of Phelans, Ont.) Romancoke, Maryland (427 miles from Quincy, MA Salem, Mass. (The Witch City)(378 miles northeast of Romancoke) Ticonderoga, NY (224 miles from Salem) Upper Marlboro, MD (457 miles from Ticonderoga) Virginia Beach, VA (222 miles from Upper Marlboro) Wilmington, NC (254 miles from VA Beach [with tolls]) Xenophon, TN (465 miles from Wilmington) Yulee, FL (545 miles from Xenophon) Zebulon, GA (315 miles) Interesting town boundaries; [it’s shaped like a key.](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Zebulon,+GA/@33.0918676,-84.3834174,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x88f4864f5aea7463:0x71224332f29988fc!8m2!3d33.1023454!4d-84.3426997!16zL20vMHJ5cjU?entry=ttu) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/82 "2023-10-28T23:07:40Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Let’s catch a football game! War eagle! ---
**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:** [October 28, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/83 "2023-10-28T23:10:04Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Another college town (Indiana University) ---
**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 28, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/84 "2023-10-28T23:24:08Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Another college town, for THE Ohio State University. Interestingly, every loop so far has contained a city that I’ve lived in or visited. Suffolk, Franklin, and Virginia Beach, VA; and now Bloomington, IN. ---
**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 29, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/85 "2023-10-29T01:11:53Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Yet another college town. ---
**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 29, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/86 "2023-10-29T02:21:22Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/87 "2023-10-29T12:36:51Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) ---
**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 29, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/88 "2023-10-29T13:33:20Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) That’s via the more scenic Natchez Trace route. It’s a great place to visit in spite of the scourge of casinos. ---
**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 29, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/89 "2023-10-29T14:05:57Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/90 "2023-10-29T19:31:17Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico (378 miles from Houston) ---
**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 29, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/91 "2023-10-29T23:45:43Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico (378 miles from Houston) Juarez, CI (203 miles/327 km from Ignacio Zaragoza) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/92 "2023-10-30T15:25:51Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico (378 miles from Houston) Juarez, CI (203 miles/327 km from Ignacio Zaragoza) Kewa Pueblo, NM (503 miles from Juarez) ---
**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 30, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/93 "2023-10-30T17:35:54Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico (378 miles from Houston) Juarez, CI (203 miles/327 km from Ignacio Zaragoza) Kewa Pueblo, NM (503 miles from Juarez) Los Lunas, NM (64 miles from Kewa Pueblo) Need a day off from driving. 😉 ---
**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 30, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/94 "2023-10-30T22:12:27Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico (378 miles from Houston) Juarez, CI (203 miles/327 km from Ignacio Zaragoza) Kewa Pueblo, NM (503 miles from Juarez) Los Lunas, NM (64 miles from Kewa Pueblo) McLean, TX (381 miles from Los Lunas) ---
**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 30, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/95 "2023-10-30T22:51:25Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico (378 miles from Houston) Juarez, CI (203 miles/327 km from Ignacio Zaragoza) Kewa Pueblo, NM (503 miles from Juarez) Los Lunas, NM (64 miles from Kewa Pueblo) McLean, TX (381 miles from Los Lunas) Norman, OK (203 miles from McLean) ---
**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 31, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/96 "2023-10-31T12:28:05Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico (378 miles from Houston) Juarez, CI (203 miles/327 km from Ignacio Zaragoza) Kewa Pueblo, NM (503 miles from Juarez) Los Lunas, NM (64 miles from Kewa Pueblo) McLean, TX (381 miles from Los Lunas) Norman, OK (203 miles from McLean) Oklahoma, TX (407 miles from Norman) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/97 "2023-10-31T13:42:53Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico (378 miles from Houston) Juarez, CI (203 miles/327 km from Ignacio Zaragoza) Kewa Pueblo, NM (503 miles from Juarez) Los Lunas, NM (64 miles from Kewa Pueblo) McLean, TX (381 miles from Los Lunas) Norman, OK (203 miles from McLean) Oklahoma, TX (407 miles from Norman) Papillion, NE (507 miles from Oklahoma) ---
**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 31, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/98 "2023-10-31T13:50:34Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico (378 miles from Houston) Juarez, CI (203 miles/327 km from Ignacio Zaragoza) Kewa Pueblo, NM (503 miles from Juarez) Los Lunas, NM (64 miles from Kewa Pueblo) McLean, TX (381 miles from Los Lunas) Norman, OK (203 miles from McLean) Oklahoma, TX (407 miles from Norman) Papillion, NE (507 miles from Oklahoma) Quenemo, KS (200 miles from Papillion) ---
**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 31, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/99 "2023-10-31T14:01:02Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > Papillion, NE (507 miles from Oklahoma) Google tells me that Papillion, NE is 872 miles from Oklahoma, TX ---
**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 31, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620/100 "2023-10-31T14:14:33Z")
Auburn, AL (86 miles east of Zebulon) Bloomington, IN (551 miles from Auburn) Columbus, OH (225 miles from Bloomington) Dayton, OH (72 miles from Columbus) Evanston, IL (314 miles from Dayton [tolls]) Franklin, TN (508 miles from Evanston) Gulfport, MS (486 miles from Franklin) Houston, TX (403 miles from Gulfport) Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico (378 miles from Houston) Juarez, CI (203 miles/327 km from Ignacio Zaragoza) Kewa Pueblo, NM (503 miles from Juarez) Los Lunas, NM (64 miles from Kewa Pueblo) McLean, TX (381 miles from Los Lunas) Norman, OK (203 miles from McLean) Oklahoma, TX (407 miles from Norman) Pauls Valley, OK (369 miles from Oklahoma) Quenemo, KS (342 miles from Pauls Valley) Ransom, KS (299 miles from Quenemo) Correction made, as pointed out by @knoodler [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atoz-lets-take-a-road-trip-game/991620.md?page=6)