The same friend from work who told me about the
Tail of the Dragon also told us this interesting fact. Robbinsville, North Carolina is closer to six other state capitals than it is to Raleigh. We did a haphazard examination of that at work, and it appeared to be true. But we wondered if it was as the crow flies or driving distance. I just quickly rounded up those figures and Robbinsville is in fact closer to six other state capitals than Raleigh...as the shortest line between two places, but one capital falls out in driving distance. Due to the odd path one must take to cross the Appalachian Mountains, Charleston becomes just a tad further than Raleigh.
Pretty cool though! I wonder if there are other regions in the country that could possibly have such a fact be true. Maybe a city in western Massachusetts could be closer to three, maybe four , than it is to Boston, but SIX?! Really shows how long North Carolina really is.
| Capital City | As the Crow Flies (mi) | Road Travel (mi) |
| Atlanta, GA | 113 | 153 |
| Nashville, TN | 177 | 236 |
| Columbia, SC | 182 | 245 |
| Frankfort, KY | 207 | 272 |
| Charleston, WV | 241 | 382 |
| Montgomery, AL | 249 | 310 |
| Raleigh | 293 | 342 |
Great arguement for moving the capital to Charlotte as was originally planned when the capital building burned down in the 19th century
ReplyDeleteI believe Non-Charlotte North Carolinians would rather see Charlotte secede rather than it be the state capital.
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