Which city do you live closest to?

[mvd]

Here's a different kind of geography poll. If you live outside the U.S., you can still guess if you want to.

I live closest to Philly.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Give out some Florida love here. Come on!

We've got at least 4 major metro areas.

[mvd]

4. Sorry - only 10 poll options

[jobycom]

22. So aren't the first four practically the same city?

A lot of people will live further from any of your choices than any of the first four are from each other.

[mvd]

29. No, because Boston's in New England

And NYC is northern Middle Atlanic.. maybe I could have put in D.C. instead of Philly, but I had to favor some areas with only ten options.

[jobycom]

40. It's all "north" and pretty much "northeast" to me. Why not Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio?

Dallas is north Texas, Houston is coastal Texas, and San Antonio is south Texas, sort of.

[kentauros]

54. For that matter, why Dallas over Houston?

We're only the fourth largest city in the continental US and only the first word spoken from the Moon ;)

Yes, we understand there's only ten slots. Still, it's pretty northern-centric. Why not New Orleans instead of Pittsburgh? Miami instead of Boston?

[snooper2]

57. Well, you can't see Houston

because of the smog :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[kentauros]

59. I would say Denver (and LA) has more of a problem with that

what with being in a bowl-like valley versus our flat, unlimited, unbordered coastland ;)

[jobycom]

61. True. And Sam Houston resigned rather than lead his state into secession

so there's a definite pro-Confederacy bias by picking Dallas, too! :)

(Just for historical clarity, Sam Houston was pro-slavery and anti-abolition, but he had led the revolution to break Texas from Mexico and had then fought to get Texas into the US, so he was against secession from the US, and he resigned as governor rather than take part in it).

[mvd]

58. As I said, I had to favor certain regions a little more with few options

And they aren't the same to me. I did create another poll though that has more cities.

[mvd]

2. Sorry for leaving D.C. out, but Pittsburgh gave more..

geographical options, being closer to the midwest.

[TZ]

10. Yeah I had to click Philly which is 2.5 hours away

I'm about 20 miles outside of DC...

[mvd]

13. This would be a perfect poll with about 20 options

With 10, you have to make some real mileage stretches, but I still find it interesting.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

16. Except DC really isn't a city per se.

Rather it is a twisted mind trap meant to ensnare unsuspecting drivers within the clasps of its dreaded traffic circles and one way detours. One should head the warning from the Washington Beltway, which is actually serves one large mother traffic circle and spawns little traffic circles within its territory.

An evil, wretched, godforsaken place.

[elleng]

33. Right

[CreekDog]

17. i had to click LA

we can't be having that. :rant:

[Gormy Cuss]

19. I checked Seattle instead.

:P

[CreekDog]

21. that is closest come to think of it

there are measures other than miles. :P

[Rhythm]

3. Lyric and I are about an hour south of Pittsburgh

:hi:

[azmouse]

5. *cough* Phoenix *cough* 5th largest city.... *cough*

[silverojo]

46. Yeah, I'm tired of the 'Nix being overlooked

It's a world-class city, dammit! Come on, people, show Phoenix some love...there's more to it than John McStain! :rofl:

[Iggo]

6. I'm typing this in Los Angeles.

I live a few miles away in Whittier.

[XemaSab]

7. Hmm...

LA: 546 miles.

Seattle: 593 miles.

[Eyerish]

8. If by "close" you mean a 6-7 hours drive...

I'm closest to Chicago...

[nickinSTL]

24. Heh. yeah...I'm also closest to Chicago

though a bit closer than you are - I'm only 5 hours away.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. I'm IN Minneapolis

within the city limits, even, although only 14 blocks from the city limits.

[geardaddy]

14. Me too.

[trackfan]

11. I've never lived outside of Los Angeles

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. New York.

Of course, I live there. :P

[fizzgig]

15. denver is the closest on that list, but i live closer to cheyenne

i've never been there, though, except to drive through the outskirts to get to I80.

[trof]

18. What? No Foley, AL?

;-)

[jobycom]

23. I guess Atlanta is practically in your back yard.

[trof]

30. Well...5 hours?

:shrug:

[jobycom]

39. Well, if you take the long way...

You coud fly much quicker.

[MrCoffee]

20. I live in Seattle

[Lyric]

25. Pittsburgh. It's only an hour away.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. How come MY town isn't on there???

Manhattan Beach is a famous, little (lol) town!


I voted for Los Angeles, BTW...

:hi:

[mvd]

27. Hi, Peggy!

Hope you are having a great day! :hi:

[ourbluenation]

28. had to pick LA cuz you left out San Francisco. hmmmf. n/t

[bigwillq]

31. About an hour from New York.

:bounce:

[huskerlaw]

32. I'm currently in downtown L.A.

so...yup, that would be L.A.

[MrSlayer]

34. I live in Philly.

South Philly.

[krispos42]

35. Another for Chicago n/t

[GOPisEvil]

36. I can practically toss a rock and hit Seattle.

In fact, it's easier just to say I live in Seattle than in the town I live.

[Broken_Hero]

37. I believe, Dallas....nt

[av8rdave]

38. Actually, closer to Fort Worth, but Dallas was the best I could do in this poll

[jmm]

41. Half of my street is in Boston. (n/t)

[OmahaBlueDog]

42. Chicago is 40 miles closer than Denver

[Avalux]

43. Dallas, but it's really not that close.

I'm in San Antonio and the drive to Dallas is about 5 hours on a good day. That's Texas for ya.

[Benfea]

44. Chicago represent!

Unfortunately, I live in the FOX zombie-infested cesspool known as Du Page county.

[jeff30997]

45. Kicking to put it closer to part 2.

[PVnRT]

47. Atlanta - right down the interstate

Well, 350 miles down the interstate, anyway.

[Callalily]

48. Another vote for the

Windy City.

[dropkickpa]

49. Close? I live IN da 'Burgh!!

[NMDemDist2]

50. if by 'closest' you mean with in 500 miles

it would be Dallas

[kwassa]

51. #1 D.C., #2, Baltimore, #3 Richmond, #4 Wilmington, #5 Philly

had to get to 5 before it was on your poll.

[grace0418]

52. Wow, lots of people close to me in Chicago.

:hi:

[rurallib]

53. 250 miles from Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha and Minneapolis

close enough, yet far enough away.

[JBoy]

55. Where's Wasilla AK?

I live in Russia, but can see Wasilla from my kitchen window.

[mnhtnbb]

56. Driving time--closest to Atlanta. By air, takes about the same time to go to NYC

which is much closer to my heart.

[semillama]

60. I live in Columbus, so Pittsburgh was the closest choice. n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

62. I am a few hundred miles away from Boston.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

63. Chicago. If you change planes at OHare you can wave to me on takeoff.

Or so it sounds some days.

[Bake]

64. What? No great metropolis of Jackson, MS?

:rofl:

Bake

[Mugu]

65. 65 miles west of Chicago. n/t

[Heidi]

66. I don't even know how to figure that out. Most direct flight from Milan is to NYC,

but I don't think that's the US city closest to us. :shrug:

[TommyO]

67. Technically Philadelphia, but I answered New York

because I'm far closer to it in my heart than in my geography.