I live only minutes from mine. Same thing when I lived in Atlanta. However, when I lived in San Diego, I was closer to Phoenix (355 miles) than to Sacramento (500 miles).
Another state's (Annapolis).
I'm closer to Columbia, SC than to Raleigh, NC. Growing up, I was closer to Hartford, CT than I was to Boston, MA.
I'm currently closer to Charleston, WV (140 mi) than Richmond (219 mi)
I live in my state's capitol. :cool:
One could venture out from here 150 miles in a straight line in any direction, and Phoenix would still be the closest US state capitol.
I live closer to two states' capitols than my own state's.
Closer to Trenton (NJ) and Dover (DE) than to Harrisburg (PA).
I live closer to my state capitol (50 miles) than to another state (Annapolis, 122 miles).
I'm closer to Hartford than to Albany, but just a bit farther from Trenton.
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I live substantially closer to Augusta than I do Concord or Boston.
When I lived in New Hampshire though, I was closer to Montpelier than Concord.
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Another state's (Annapolis).
Dover is closer to Arlington and Alexandria than Richmond (using Google Maps mileage).
You're also closer to DC than Richmond, as is the case for all (most?) of Northern VA.
I live near Sacramento. But interestingly I am also near the former state capitol of California and that's Benicia.
My own state.
I live 1.5 miles from the Montana State Capitol, with the next closest being the one in Salt Lake City, 480 miles from me. I guess that means I live closer to the capitol of Montana.
On that note, I'm pretty sure Helena is the most 'isolated' capitol in the lower 48, being 480 miles from SLC, 490 miles from Boise, 553 miles from Regina, 593 miles from Edmonton, and 600+ from other surrounding states and provinces.
Definitely live closer to Annapolis than any other capital.
I live about 40 miles NW of St. Paul, so there's no debate here. I'm not sure whether Madison or Des Moines is second closest to me though since I think they're about the same distance from me.
closer to Trenton or Hartford than Albany
I live closer to my own-it's only about 110 miles to Raleigh from here.
I'm closer to Montpelier than I am Albany (146 miles vs. 237 miles).
Though if it counts, I'm even closer to a capital of a foreign country, as Ottawa is just 72 miles!
I used to live in the capitol city (Indianapolis) but since moved 15 mins north to Carmel.
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Another state's (Annapolis).
Dover is closer to Arlington and Alexandria than Richmond (using Google Maps mileage).
You're also closer to DC than Richmond, as is the case for all (most?) of Northern VA.
But contrary to what E. Norton would have you believe, DC is not a state, so there's no "state capitol" involved there.
It's only about 40 or so miles from where I live in suburban Omaha to Lincoln. When I lived in the Chicago suburbs, however, it was closer to Madison than to Springfield.
Closer to another state's for me:
110 miles to Indianapolis
60 miles to Frankfort (this will decrease by a few miles in 2017)
Quote from: akotchi on January 18, 2016, 10:49:07 PM
I live closer to two states' capitols than my own state's.
Closer to Trenton (NJ) and Dover (DE) than to Harrisburg (PA).
Same here.
Topeka's a lot closer to here than Jefferson City is.
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I live closer to two states' capitols than my own state's.
Closer to Trenton (NJ) and Dover (DE) than to Harrisburg (PA).
Same here.
Trenton is my closest, but I'm also pretty sure that Dover might be the next closest, given my location in Central New Jersey.
It happens to me at national level: I live closer to Andorra la Vella than Madrid.
I am closer to both Madison (253.45 mi) and St. Paul (285 mi) than Lansing (301.28 mi).
Closer to my own state's capital
(90 miles to Columbus vs 130 to Lansing)
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Another state's (Annapolis).
Dover is closer to Arlington and Alexandria than Richmond (using Google Maps mileage).
You're also closer to DC than Richmond, as is the case for all (most?) of Northern VA.
But contrary to what E. Norton would have you believe, DC is not a state, so there's no "state capitol" involved there.
Thank you for pointing that out. Living my entire life in the DC, I have thought all this time that DC was a state and that the US flag was missing a star.
My point was that from a bureaucratic and administrative standpoint, DC does take on some state-level functions, e.g. it is the direct recipient of the same federal assistance for education and transportaiton that usually goes to the states. And you'll often see in federal documents and statistics, references to "50 states and the District of Columbia".
People who live in DC would have a hard time answering this question since "your state capitol" doesn't exist to them.
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Another state's (Annapolis).
Dover is closer to Arlington and Alexandria than Richmond (using Google Maps mileage).
You're also closer to DC than Richmond, as is the case for all (most?) of Northern VA.
But contrary to what E. Norton would have you believe, DC is not a state, so there's no "state capitol" involved there.
Thank you for pointing that out. Living my entire life in the DC, I have thought all this time that DC was a state and that the US flag was missing a star.
My point was that from a bureaucratic and administrative standpoint, DC does take on some state-level functions, e.g. it is the direct recipient of the same federal assistance for education and transportaiton that usually goes to the states. And you'll often see in federal documents and statistics, references to "50 states and the District of Columbia".
I interpreted your comment as being intended to "correct" my omission of DC in my reply. So I responded accordingly. I intentionally didn't list DC for the reason stated (no pun intended).
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Another state's (Annapolis).
Dover is closer to Arlington and Alexandria than Richmond (using Google Maps mileage).
You're also closer to DC than Richmond, as is the case for all (most?) of Northern VA.
But contrary to what E. Norton would have you believe, DC is not a state, so there's no "state capitol" involved there.
Thank you for pointing that out. Living my entire life in the DC, I have thought all this time that DC was a state and that the US flag was missing a star.
My point was that from a bureaucratic and administrative standpoint, DC does take on some state-level functions, e.g. it is the direct recipient of the same federal assistance for education and transportaiton that usually goes to the states. And you'll often see in federal documents and statistics, references to "50 states and the District of Columbia".
I interpreted your comment as being intended to "correct" my omission of DC in my reply. So I responded accordingly. I intentionally didn't list DC for the reason stated (no pun intended).
Even if you did include it, it's not like it's a capital offense or anything.
Interesting question. From my house in Joliet, for the surrounding states, it is...
162 miles to Springfield, IL
195 miles to Indianapolis, IN
234 miles to Lansing, MI
164 miles to Madison, WI
306 miles to Des Moines, IA
All distances are via road, to the state capitol building. Missouri and Kentucky are not included as I'd have to well beyond Springfield to get to Jefferson City or Frankfort. It looks like I'm closest to my state capitol, but not by much. Madison, WI is only 2 miles further than Springfield, IL. The funny thing is, I've been to Lansing, MI and Madison, WI more often than I've been to Springfield, IL.
I live closer to Nashville, TN (~99.68 miles from Huntsville, AL) and Atlanta, GA (~142.85 miles from Huntsville, AL) than to Montgomery, AL (~164.32 miles from Huntsville, AL)
Closest to my state's capital (Madison - ~70 miles) than the surrounding states' capitals - Des Moines (221 miles). St Paul comes in at 245 and Springfield (IL) at 261. Lansing is way out there (400)
Closer to my own. However, Seattle is closer to Ottawa than to Washington DC.
I'm definitely closer to my own than another state's.
Currently, I'm 4 miles from the Albany city line and a whopping 6.27 from the capitol itself, so I think that settles it.
While living in Buffalo, I was closer to Toronto (duh), Ottawa and Harrisburg (both as the crow flies), with Trenton, Lansing, and Columbus being slightly further away than Albany. I lived just outside of Columbus. During my year outside of Philadelphia, I was closer to Trenton and Dover than I was to Harrisburg. In New Hampshire, I was approximately equidistant from both Concord and Boston.
My state's, but it's 204 miles away.
Since someone mentioned a national capital:
I live a couple hundred miles closer to Ottawa than I do Washington, DC.
I am less than 1.5 miles from the Atlanta city limits and less than 6 miles from the capitol building itself.
For what it's worth, the next closest, Montgomery, is about 150 miles away.
I live in the capital. In fact, I used to live in Canada's capital (Ottawa).
I live in Indianapolis, and the next closest capital to me is Frankfort, Kentucky. Oddly, of the four states bordering Indiana, Frankfort is the capital I've visited the least.
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I live in Indianapolis, and the next closest capital to me is Frankfort, Kentucky. Oddly, of the four states bordering Indiana, Frankfort is the capital I've visited the least.
Frankfort is quite a small city, being the fourth-smallest capital city in the United States. Only Montpelier, Pierre, and Augusta are smaller, with Augusta having a larger metro area as defined by the US Census Bureau. Makes sense that you haven't visited often - there isn't much there.
I can walk to ours.
I live closer to another states capital but not by much. Montgomery, AL 136...Tallahassee, FL 148.
Slightly closer to Columbia (SC) than Raleigh. It's roughly about a 10-mile or so difference (140 to downtown Columbia, 150 to Raleigh).
Very much my own state's capital. It almost completely surrounds me.
My state's capital is over 100 miles away but is still by far the closest capital city. From my hometown in southeast Missouri:
Jefferson City, MO (106 miles)
Springfield, IL (204 miles)
Little Rock, AR (274 miles)
All other state capitals are over 300 miles away.
Grand Junction, CO: Pretty much equidistant between Denver and Salt Lake at about 275 miles either way. Despite the winding, steep sections of I-70, Denver is shorter drive-time wise, "on a good day".
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Grand Junction, CO: Pretty much equidistant between Denver and Salt Lake at about 275 miles either way. Despite the winding, steep sections of I-70, Denver is shorter drive-time wise, "on a good day".
Which capitol is closer? (The capital is a city, but the capitol is a building.)
I live in Carlingford, a suburb of the capital of New South Wales, Sydney. The parliament building is 24 km (15 mi) from my house.
Based on the shortest routes Google has (as opposed to "as the crow flies"), Columbus OH is closer to my place in Pittsburgh than Harrisburg is.
Harrisburg - 207 mi
Columbus - 186 mi
(distance to capitol buildings)
I'm a bit closer to Springfield, IL than I am to Jefferson City. Jefferson City is exactly 128 miles from my hometown, while Springfield comes in at 111 miles.
By car, my house in Davenport is closer to Des Moines than Madison by about 3 miles. As the crow flies, though, it's significantly closer to Madison and even Springfield than Des Moines.
Valparaiso is easily closer to Indy than to Springfield or Lansing.
I live about 10 mi/16 km from downtown Hartford. The CT Fastrak line, which starts in downtown New Britain by Main Street and Columbus Boulevard is a hair over 9 miles long on its dedicated busway.
Here is a map that shows the closest capital city, as the crow flies. I haven't been able to find one with driving times.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14173642152_37c0e0cf4b_o.png)
I never thought of it until this map, being I live in Orlando, its not near any state border due to the fact my state is a peninsula. However, the way the map is shaded green, it shows me that for the sake of the OP, that Tallahassee, even though over 200 plus miles away is my nearest state capital.
However I am amazed that Buffalo is closer to Harrisburg than it is its own state's capital.
Quote from: CtrlAltDel on January 21, 2016, 08:52:07 PM
Here is a map that shows the closest capital city, as the crow flies. I haven't been able to find one with driving times.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14173642152_37c0e0cf4b_o.png)
Of course, that only assumes US capitals. Much of New York is closer to Toronto. Most of Southern California is closest to Mexicali, while southern Texas is closer to Monterrey (Mexico has states). Northern Washington and Idaho have Vancouver and Calgary closer, as is Winnipeg for parts of North Dakota and Minnesota.
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I never thought of it until this map, being I live in Orlando, its not near any state border due to the fact my state is a peninsula. However, the way the map is shaded green, it shows me that for the sake of the OP, that Tallahassee, even though over 200 plus miles away is my nearest state capital.
However I am amazed that Buffalo is closer to Harrisburg than it is its own state's capital.
Having lived there, Buffalo is more like Cleveland and Columbus than most of New York. The distance has something to do with it.
Quote from: CtrlAltDel on January 21, 2016, 08:52:07 PM
Here is a map that shows the closest capital city, as the crow flies. I haven't been able to find one with driving times.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14173642152_37c0e0cf4b_o.png)
The next game is to identify the tripoints on this map that are equidistant from three state capitals. :-)
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Quote from: empirestate on January 22, 2016, 09:21:35 AM
Quote from: CtrlAltDel on January 21, 2016, 08:52:07 PM
Here is a map that shows the closest capital city, as the crow flies. I haven't been able to find one with driving times.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14173642152_37c0e0cf4b_o.png)
The next game is to identify the tripoints on this map that are equidistant from three state capitals. :-)
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Quote from: CtrlAltDel on January 21, 2016, 08:52:07 PM
Here is a map that shows the closest capital city, as the crow flies. I haven't been able to find one with driving times.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14173642152_37c0e0cf4b_o.png)
Congrats to Delaware & Rhode Island!
Quote from: empirestate on January 22, 2016, 09:21:35 AM
Quote from: CtrlAltDel on January 21, 2016, 08:52:07 PM
Here is a map that shows the closest capital city, as the crow flies. I haven't been able to find one with driving times.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14173642152_37c0e0cf4b_o.png)
The next game is to identify the tripoints on this map that are equidistant from three state capitals. :-)
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I would be interested in figuring out which states have the greatest portion of their state closer to their capital than to another's, but not enough to run that query.
Quote from: Pete from Boston on January 22, 2016, 12:30:54 PM
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Quote from: CtrlAltDel on January 21, 2016, 08:52:07 PM
Here is a map that shows the closest capital city, as the crow flies. I haven't been able to find one with driving times.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14173642152_37c0e0cf4b_o.png)
The next game is to identify the tripoints on this map that are equidistant from three state capitals. :-)
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I would be interested in figuring out which states have the greatest portion of their state closer to their capital than to another's, but not enough to run that query.
If you just mean the state, I hinted that above: Rhode Island & Delaware are entirely within their state's colors, so they would win.
If you're talking about a state's population, then by eyeballing it several states would be very close.
I'm surprised by how closely Washington's capital area fits its state borders. (Of course, that's if you exclude Victoria BC, but still.)
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Quote from: CtrlAltDel on January 21, 2016, 08:52:07 PM
Here is a map that shows the closest capital city, as the crow flies. I haven't been able to find one with driving times.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14173642152_37c0e0cf4b_o.png)
The next game is to identify the tripoints on this map that are equidistant from three state capitals. :-)
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I would be interested in figuring out which states have the greatest portion of their state closer to their capital than to another's, but not enough to run that query.
Hawaii says Aloha!
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Quote from: Pete from Boston on January 22, 2016, 12:30:54 PM
I would be interested in figuring out which states have the greatest portion of their state closer to their capital than to another's, but not enough to run that query.
If you just mean the state, I hinted that above: Rhode Island & Delaware are entirely within their state's colors, so they would win.
If you're talking about a state's population, then by eyeballing it several states would be very close.
Well, for Illinois, I'd say most of the population is closer to Madison than to Springfield. Joliet (far SW Chicagoland) is on the dividing line between the two, which means the line divides Will County (677,500) and puts Kane (515,200), DuPage (916,900), Cook (5,194,600), Lake (703,400), and McHenry (308,700) to the north of that line, as well as Winnebago (295,200). Most of Will's population is also north of that line (Plainfield, Bolingbrook, Romeoville). Thus, even dividing Will's population in half, 8,272,750 of Illinois's 12,860,000 live north of that line (not including the smaller population counties like Boone, Jo Davies, and Lee). That's over 64% of the population of the state of Illinois being closer to Madison than Springfield. As an aside, imagine what might have been if the original boundary between Wisconsin and Illinois had been maintained at the far southern tip of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin gains 8 million people, becoming a state of almost 13 million, and Illinois becomes a state of less than 5 million.
I know I've had this discussion before, but I don't know if it was here or in a Facebook group. I'm obviously closer to Frankfort, but I'm not all that far from the dividing line between Frankfort and Charleston.
I live 10 miles from downtown Hartford. If using straight line distance, from point A to point B:
Providence, RI - 71 miles
Albany, NY - 86 miles
Boston - 102 miles
Concord, NH - 124 miles
Trenton, NJ - 144 miles
Montpelier, VT - 179 miles
Dover, DE - 226 miles
Harrisburg, PA - 235 miles
Augusta, ME - 240 miles
Annapolis, MD - 271 miles
(Washington, DC - 294 miles)
I'm basically 100 miles from the Ohio State Capitol building in Columbus (Google maps says 99.9, round it up), and only slightly closer to the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort at 98 (97.8 per Google maps) miles.
Chicago (largest "American" city? spawned by NY rail barons basically)) is 148 (could be LESS?) from Madison, Indy 183, Springfield 202. Says a lot. Sometimes I envy Boston (British). Being a capital is a sweet benefit.
@Brandon... "As an aside, imagine what might have been if the original boundary between Wisconsin and Illinois had been maintained at the far southern tip of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin gains 8 million people, becoming a state of almost 13 million, and Illinois becomes a state of less than 5 million." Great point.
I'm closer to Raleigh (97 miles) than Richmond (150 miles).
I am actually closer to Indianapolis than Lansing by 10 miles...
Indianapolis: 153 miles
Lansing: 163 miles
Somewhat on topic, Dalhart is about 485 miles from Austin. It's closer to Santa Fe, Denver, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Topeka, and Oklahoma City.
Before that map was thrown into the mix, I figured I'm about 2 1/4 hours from Madison and just under 3 hours from Springfield. I'm a bit south of Chicago, but not far enough south on the map to be in the Springfield zone. I'm nearly equidistant from 3 state capitals (WI, IL, IN.)
Now I'm just studying the map to see if there are any places that are equidistant from 4 state capitals. It looks like there's a near-perfect four corners just east of Knoxville, TN! And the lines meet at nearly right angles, oddly enough. There's another weirdly skewed 4 corners in eastern WV and another near Sioux Falls, it looks like.
I live 428 miles from my state capital of Sacramento, CA. But it is only 363 miles to the closest state capital from my house, Phoenix, AZ.
I live closer to my home capital, Lansing (181 miles) than any other capital.
Some others:
Madison, WI (215 miles with ferry, 416 miles without)
Indianapolis, IN (349 miles)
St. Paul, MN (395 miles with ferry, 668 miles without)
Columbus, OH (427 miles)
Springfield, IL (435 miles)
Toronto, ON (436 miles)