# Who Is The Most Isolated Doper? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 16, 2002, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007 "2002-11-16T08:02:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/41 "2002-11-19T03:20:18Z")
I’m probably not the most isolated, but: Nearest gas station: 6 miles Nearest neighbor: 1 mile Nearest center of population: 20 miles (pop 143) No cable (eh, I don’t watch tv anymore, so it doesn’t matter) Lots of trees… Cold most of the time… Not much to do. Thank god for the sdmb! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/42 "2002-11-19T04:01:34Z")
**tisiphone** , doncha think working for the Evil Empire[sup]TM[/sup] disqualifies you? I’ll bet you’re even a _townie_. **magic8ball** lives on an island in the middle of Vee Lake, about 10 km from Yellowknife. Past Giant Mine, up toward the Ingraham Trail. She can’t even see any roads from her house - unless it’s winter. I think YK is also smaller than Whitehorse, last population I heard was approximately 17,500. And all of them chilly. ---
**Author:** ![Turlough](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@Turlough](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turlough)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/43 "2002-11-19T12:23:23Z")
I have no idea whether I count, but currently living in Dunedin, New Zealand. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/44 "2002-11-19T16:50:52Z")
Define ::: isolated ::::, and then we can get somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/45 "2002-11-19T16:56:21Z")
There isn’t a Starbucks where I live. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/46 "2002-11-19T17:29:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silver Fire \* > \*\*There isn’t a Starbucks where I live. \*\* 😕 You live in the distant past? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/47 "2002-11-19T17:38:48Z")
Apparently. 🙂 So, what do I win? ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/48 "2003-05-29T23:13:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\ ***tisiphone** , doncha think working for the Evil Empire[sup]TM[/sup] disqualifies you? I’ll bet you’re even a _townie_. > > **magic8ball** lives on an island in the middle of Vee Lake, about 10 km from Yellowknife. Past Giant Mine, up toward the Ingraham Trail. She can’t even see any roads from her house - unless it’s winter. I think YK is also smaller than Whitehorse, last population I heard was approximately 17,500. And all of them chilly. \*\* Its 12 km to the dock from Yellowknife and tehn 4 km by Boat. Great fun, I assure you. ---
**Author:** ![Vixenation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@Vixenation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vixenation)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/49 "2003-05-29T23:41:55Z")
I always find it strange that those who live in towns with 10,000 or more people think they live in the middle of nowhere in tiny towns. I lived in a town in New Jersey where the population was 900. Now that’s small (for New Jersey). ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/50 "2003-05-29T23:54:43Z")
There was a baby boom, and now we’re up to almost 20 000! Its weird though, I mean, Yellowknife is the captital of the Northwest Territories, and yet we’re so small! And Yellowknife IS in the middle of nowhere… there is exactly one road leading out of it, and for about a month a year you can’t get farther then 3 hours away because the ferry is out and the winter road isn’t in yet. ---
**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/51 "2003-05-30T02:30:50Z")
I live in a small town in rural Mississippi – pop. 1,300. And they’re all related to me. How’s that? .:Nichol:. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/52 "2003-05-30T02:31:03Z")
I have no pizza delivery in my area. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/53 "2003-05-30T02:55:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jovan \* > \*\*I’m not in any way the most isolated, but doesn’t **Henry B.** live in Siberia? I’ve only seen Siberia from above, but man, if that’s not remote… \*\* Depends where you are in Siberia. Siberia actually has some pretty honkin’ big cities in it. I sponte the summer once (not winter, thankfully) in Novosibirsk, and they have a million and a half people and a metro system. If you go to Vladivostok, your nearest decent-sized cities are probably in Japan. Of course, if you go more than a few miles outside of Novosibirsk, there’s nothing but the Ob River and lots of flat land, occasionally punctuated by trees… ---
**Author:** ![auliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@auliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auliya)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/54 "2003-05-30T11:42:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silentgoldfish \* > \*\*Yeah, but at least 1 other doper lives in Perth so you’re out of the running. Now me, **I** live in Brisbane! 🙂 \*\* Well I live on Bribie Island, which although it sounds isolated is in the Brisbane street directory. **Primaflora** and **Maxxxie** at least, live in Brissy as well. Mind you, living in Sydney can also be a very isolating experience ☹ ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/55 "2003-05-30T12:24:54Z")
I’m fairly certain I’m living in Mississippi in the 1930s. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/56 "2003-05-30T13:02:14Z")
Hmmm, I’m in the central Colorado Rockies, not exactly isolated, but - No mail delivery. No UPS, FedX in the winter. Never tried in the summer, pretty much gave up on them. No garbage pick up. No cable, DSL ect. No natural gas, water, sewer. Closest gas station is about 12 miles. ---
**Author:** ![Antiquarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Antiquarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antiquarian)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/57 "2003-05-30T13:11:42Z")
In the **OP** they mention researchers. As an Archaeologist I can be found quite far off the beaten path. Most recently I came back from a trip to Northern Africa, as seen in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=185890&highlight=Northern+Africa) thread. I had a great time, but after 3 months in the raging sun dealing with oil-workers, surly natives and a deadline only God could keep, I was ready to come home (Boston). ---
**Author:** ![swami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@swami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swami)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/58 "2003-05-30T13:24:19Z")
South Pacific, 48 degrees, 30 minutes south, 120 degrees, 30 minutes west… when I’m not zipping through space. ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/59 "2003-05-30T15:16:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by swami \* > \*\*South Pacific, 48 degrees, 30 minutes south, 120 degrees, 30 minutes west… when I’m not zipping through space. \*\* According to [[Earth View](http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth?imgsize=320&opt=-l&lat=312&ns=North&lon=120&ew=West&alt=130&img=nasa.evif)]this site, that’s pretty isolated. ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007/60 "2003-05-30T15:18:15Z")
[This](http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth?imgsize=320&opt=-l&lat=312&ns=North&lon=120&ew=West&alt=130&img=nasa.evif) site dammit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-isolated-doper/137007.md?page=2)