# How Far Do You Live From an Interstate Highway? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318 "2012-09-30T17:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/81 "2012-10-01T16:57:52Z")
Google Maps says I’m 24 miles from the Capital Beltway, which is undoubtedly the furthest I’ve lived from an interstate highway since the Capital Beltway was built. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/82 "2012-10-01T18:40:15Z")
As the crow flies, just over a mile (I used Google Maps’ distance measurement tool). Driving, something like 4ish miles to the nearest entrance. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/83 "2012-10-01T19:23:58Z")
By my estimate, about 3 miles from the 10. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/84 "2012-10-01T19:47:51Z")
Less than a mile to I880. I’ve walked over the bridge over it, and walked my dog almost to it. That’s an entrance ramp. Even less if you mean just over it - something like 7 blocks. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/85 "2012-10-01T20:34:11Z")
585 miles and I live in the US 85 miles to the closest Canadian equivalent. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/86 "2012-10-01T20:38:13Z")
About half a mile as the crow flies but about a mile of driving to the entrance which is at the convergence of two different highways (I-695 and I-83). ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/87 "2012-10-01T20:40:59Z")
Approximately 3 miles, to I-90 in Westlake OH, as the Google maps flies. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/88 "2012-10-01T22:45:03Z")
Less than a mile from I-87 as the crow flies; it’s probably about a mile and a half driving distance. I’m actually a little closer to the future I-86. ---
**Author:** ![applebetty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@applebetty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/applebetty)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/89 "2012-10-02T00:50:30Z")
17.6 miles to I-55. How do you people stand living so close to the traffic? ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/90 "2012-10-02T01:18:36Z")
> [@applebetty](#): > > 17.6 miles to I-55. How do you people stand living so close to the traffic? I don’t really hear it. Kinda tuned it out after the first couple of nights living here. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/91 "2012-10-02T02:01:25Z")
About ten miles to 57. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/92 "2012-10-02T02:14:54Z")
When traffic was backed up real bad once I figured out in one place I can connect to my home wi-fi, while sitting in a car on the interstate. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/93 "2012-10-02T02:40:19Z")
less than 4 miles from three interstates ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/94 "2012-10-02T05:19:35Z")
8 miles. ---
**Author:** ![Snnipe\_70E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/95 "2012-10-02T06:04:10Z")
Now about 1.5 miles from the 101. Where I was born the driveway came directly off the 101, and actually at one time split the property. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/96 "2012-10-02T10:40:52Z")
35 miles to I-95/I-495 (DC Beltway), exit 7 50 miles to I-95 at Fredericksburg, VA 56 miles to I-97 at Annapolis ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/97 "2012-10-02T11:15:42Z")
The actual freeway is about a mile away. I can see it over on the other side of the river. But it’s about 10 miles to the nearest onramp. ---
**Author:** ![bahimes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bahimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahimes)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/98 "2012-10-02T13:48:48Z")
About 4000 miles from the North end of I-95, but Google Maps wants to route me across Eurasia then “sail across the Pacific Ocean” then cross country Mostly I-90)for a total of over 30,000 kilometers. ---
**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/99 "2012-10-02T14:24:36Z")
I’m about 5 miles from I-25 ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318/100 "2012-10-02T14:26:15Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > When traffic was backed up real bad once I figured out in one place I can connect to my home wi-fi, while sitting in a car on the interstate. That’s awesome. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-an-interstate-highway/636318.md?page=6)