# Distance From Birth **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 23, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483 "2000-08-23T19:12:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RussellM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@RussellM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RussellM)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/41 "2000-08-24T12:30:22Z")
It’s six months till my birthday, so the Earth is now on the opposite side of the sun from my birthplace, which makes me two astronomic units (2 x 92,955,808 miles) or almost 186 million miles from my birthplace. Russell ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/42 "2000-08-24T12:45:52Z")
Born on Canada’s West Coast and now live in the Southern Interior of BC. That’s about **450** kilometers. I’ll convert that for anyone who doesn’t know…thats about 16 degrees C. Thank you…thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/43 "2000-08-24T15:43:08Z")
Me: Galveston to Austin, about 210 miles. FWIW, my youngest sleeps 24 feet from where he was born, but the bedroom’s in the corner of the house. ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/44 "2000-08-24T15:55:58Z")
According to Mapquest, I’m about 1785 miles (driving) from where I was born in Lebanon, IN. ---
**Author:** ![Kepi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kepi/32/7251_2.png) [@Kepi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kepi)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/45 "2000-08-24T17:30:58Z")
From Mesquite, Texas to Fort Worth, Texas - about 45 miles. ---
**Author:** ![Mamapotomus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@Mamapotomus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mamapotomus)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/46 "2000-08-24T18:04:01Z")
I can’t find anything closer than Perth. I tried the Australia tourist site and it only shows like four cities in the entire Western territory. Could I get brownie points for “place of birth hardest to find on a map” ? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/47 "2000-08-24T18:25:57Z")
Distance between Escondido, California, United States and Santa Rosa, California, United States, as the crow flies: 484 miles Not even in the running… ---
**Author:** ![GolfWidow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GolfWidow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GolfWidow)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/48 "2000-08-24T18:29:42Z")
Born in York Beach, Maine and now live in Lakeland, Florida: 1,221 miles ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/49 "2000-08-24T18:37:40Z")
Well, how far is it from Earth to Aldaran? ---
**Author:** ![Outrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9d8465/32.png) [@Outrider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Outrider)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/50 "2000-08-24T18:53:18Z")
Born in Riga, Latvia. Live near Boston, MA. Distance: 4,025 miles. Good enough for third? Bonus points for everyone who has actually _heard_ of Latvia. ---
**Author:** ![Montgomery\_Burns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Montgomery\_Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montgomery_Burns)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/51 "2000-08-24T19:12:28Z")
I was born at the old University Hospital in Madison, WI and live 10 miles from there now, but I work about 2 blocks away. I walk by it on occasion, but the building isn’t used as a hospital anymore. I’ve lived in Illinois, Tennessee and Missouri though so I haven’t always been this close. ---
**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/52 "2000-08-24T19:30:52Z")
Outrider, if you still speak Latvian, we can have private conversations. Yes, my parents were born there (father lives there now) and I know a ton of Latvians in Boston. Ask Matiss and Nida about Mel. That’s me. I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and now live in Brooklyn, NY - about 600 miles. ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/53 "2000-08-24T19:37:21Z")
I was born in Flushing Hospital in Queens, NY. Now I live in Manhattan (Chelsea). That’s 8 miles. I’m 12 miles from Bellerose, Queens, where I grew up. I guess I’m not winning any awards. ---
**Author:** ![mojopitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@mojopitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojopitch)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/54 "2000-08-24T20:07:16Z")
Gardner, MA. to Brighton, MA. 56.9 Miles ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/55 "2000-08-24T20:16:05Z")
Born Highland Park, MI now reside Oakland, Ca distance 2403 miles, driving time 39hrs. ---
**Author:** ![jcarbon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@jcarbon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jcarbon)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/56 "2000-08-24T21:20:28Z")
It’s part of the female anatomy. Right? ---
**Author:** ![sliv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@sliv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sliv)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/57 "2000-08-25T22:57:49Z")
Born in Redwood City, reside in San Francisco. I may be reading too much into the responses so far, but it looks like people born in the Bay Area tend to stay here… ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/58 "2000-08-25T23:34:18Z")
Alameda, CA (Also Kaiser Permanente) to Thousand Oaks, CA. I’m not sure of the exact distance, but it’s a six hour drive. And I want to go back! I miss the Bay Area, but school is here, and friends are here…family is here. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/59 "2000-08-25T23:34:44Z")
Okay, fine, as the CROW flies I’m 2500-odd miles away. I refuse to believe it’s that few on actual roads or without wings. BTW, latvian person, there used to be a priest in my church who left to be bishop of Latvia. Ooh - another “famous” person I know! ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2000, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483/60 "2000-08-25T23:38:15Z")
I was born in Frankfurt, Germany and grew up in Liberal, KS, a distance of 5064 miles. I’ve since moved a little closer to my birthplace. I’m in Hutchinson KS - 4904 miles. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distance-from-birth/30483.md?page=4)