# Geography Trivia: What's the closest (in miles) that you have ever been to New York City? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 4, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024 "2012-06-04T13:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/21 "2012-06-04T20:50:37Z")
Woolacombe, Devon, UK, appears to be the closest. I think it’s safe to say it’s over 500 miles. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/22 "2012-06-04T20:58:20Z")
> [@Dervorin](#): > > Woolacombe, Devon, UK, appears to be the closest. I think it’s safe to say it’s over 500 miles. Thank goodness for those who have never visited the USA not taking sides against New Orleans and showing the same love for NYC. There are still quite a few who voted in the New Orleans poll who have yet to give NYC the same treatment. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/23 "2012-06-04T21:15:45Z")
I’ve never lived in New York City but I’ve lived nearby and have visited the citizen on numerous occasions. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/24 "2012-06-04T21:35:49Z")
Been twice: once in 1967 and once at Christmas in 2002. ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/25 "2012-06-04T21:42:28Z")
Lived in Brooklyn and worked in Manhattan for three years. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/26 "2012-06-04T22:24:14Z")
Lived in Manhattan for a total of 5 years (three as a child, two as an adult). ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/27 "2012-06-04T22:45:08Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Thank goodness for those who have never visited the USA not taking sides against New Orleans and showing the same love for NYC. There are still quite a few who voted in the New Orleans poll who have yet to give NYC the same treatment. Well, I haven’t been to either, but this poll caught my eye. I just didn’t see the New Orleans poll, to be quite honest. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/28 "2012-06-05T01:21:37Z")
Here’s a comparison between the New Orleans poll and the New York City poll at 132 Voters. The link in the OP has the New Orleans numbers. Meanwhile the New Orleans poll has moved on and it will be fun to see how the New York City numbers change as they reach bigger numbers of Voters. ```auto Geography Trivia: What's the closest (in miles) that you have ever been to New Orleans? Right there! 97 73.48% 1-20 miles 1 0.76% 21-50 miles 2 1.52% 51-100 miles 2 1.52% 101-500 miles 20 15.15% over 500 miles 10 7.58% Voters: 132 View Poll Results: What's the closest (in miles) that you have ever been to New Orleans? Right there! 136 71.58% 1-20 miles 2 1.05% 21-50 miles 2 1.05% 51-100 miles 2 1.05% 101-500 miles 32 16.84% over 500 miles 16 8.42% Voters: 190 View Poll Results: What's the closest (in miles) that you have ever been to New York City? Been right there! 118 89.39% 1-20 miles 2 1.52% 21-50 miles 1 0.76% 51-100 miles 0 0% 101-500 miles 3 2.27% over 500 miles 7 5.30% New Jersey 0 0% Connecticut 0 0% Upstate New York 1 0.76% Pennsylvania 0 0% Massachusetts 0 0% Voters: 132 ``` First impression would suggest that New York City is indeed more likely to have had more Dopers there than New Orleans. Who wants to test out Chicago, Las Vegas, or some other city? ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/29 "2012-06-05T01:38:02Z")
You need an option for “Thousands of miles”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/30 "2012-06-05T01:42:10Z")
> [@MacSpon](#): > > You need an option for “Thousands of miles”. 🙂 I thought that “over 500 miles” would cover the “ain’t never been close” group. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/31 "2012-06-05T03:34:20Z")
Been there two or three times. Had a close friend who lived near Times Square. Haven’t been back in a few years, though. I should find an excuse. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/32 "2012-06-05T03:59:23Z")
I was there until the CHUDs came out. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/33 "2012-06-05T04:07:10Z")
3200 miles (Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 2002). ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/34 "2012-06-05T05:16:28Z")
Visited the city in 2009. Hope to go back some day – didn’t have nearly enough time to explore. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/35 "2012-06-05T07:56:45Z")
I lived in, or around, NYC for 25 years. Wish I were still there. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/36 "2012-06-05T12:00:46Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I do have a bit of a problem with “flying over” but if that means “been to” for you, I won’t quibble. In hindsight, I realize this was a pretty poor answer to your query so to make amends we have planned to visit there in the fall. I will hit the museums and the missus will do her best to pump some dollars into the local economy. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/37 "2012-06-05T12:22:15Z")
> [@DrumBum](#): > > In hindsight, I realize this was a pretty poor answer to your query so to make amends we have planned to visit there in the fall. I will hit the museums and the missus will do her best to pump some dollars into the local economy. I just hope you were planning that before this thread! I’d hate to have that experience blamed on me. 😃 Seriously, though, there have been other threads and discussions where the issue has been “what does it take for you to say you’ve “been to” a place?” ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/38 "2012-06-05T12:57:56Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I just hope you were planning that before this thread! I’d hate to have that experience blamed on me. 😃 > > Seriously, though, there have been other threads and discussions where the issue has been “what does it take for you to say you’ve “been to” a place?” Be a good poll … ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/39 "2012-06-05T13:05:44Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Be a good poll … So do it! I’ll play. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024/40 "2012-06-05T13:08:09Z")
Washington, DC in junior high school. It’s the only time in my life I’ve been east of the Mississippi. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024.md?page=3)