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Old Apr 23, 2017 | 05:51 PM
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Hey, just though it might be interesting to see how far away people are coming from to the Dragon. Just curious as to how far away everyone is. So how many hours/miles drive to the Dragon for you? Home city and or state optional. I'll start :
Charleston WV
370 miles
6.5 hours
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Old Apr 23, 2017 | 06:14 PM
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Asheville, NC
90 miles
90 minutes
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Old Apr 23, 2017 | 06:22 PM
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IF I was going direct from point edward, ON.
about 620 miles direct
10 hours transit time with few stops.

but, i'm doing Devil's Triangle first.

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Old Apr 23, 2017 | 08:11 PM
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Arlington, VA - 560 miles. About 9.5 hours.

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Old Apr 24, 2017 | 02:11 AM
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From our home in Cornwall, NY it is 785 miles but we are going to New Orleans today from Asheville first so that's only 611 miles to get up to the dragon.

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Old Apr 24, 2017 | 02:25 AM
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From Home in Cincy
343 miles
5:52 hours

But we always go to Park Grill in Gatlinburg for dinner on Thursday... so...
400 miles
7:31 hours
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Old Apr 24, 2017 | 02:50 AM
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You guys are all amateurs. Lol
Before arriving at Fontana, the Canadian Adventure will be
4 days
32 hrs driving
1400 miles of mostly back roads
​​​​​​​and a partridge in a pear tree.
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Old Apr 24, 2017 | 03:35 AM
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About 866.
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Southeastern NC.
387 mi, 7 hrs with stops.
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Old Apr 24, 2017 | 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by zenairdave
You guys are all amateurs. Lol
Before arriving at Fontana, the Canadian Adventure will be
4 days
32 hrs driving
1400 miles of mostly back roads
​​​​​​​and a partridge in a pear tree.
OMG, that's nuts!
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