Texas is HUGE!

[charlesrixey]

Just did this up on Mapquest:

882.34 Miles from Sunray to Port Isabel

877.16 Miles from Anthony to Orange

835.30 Miles from Anthony to Texarkana

By Comparison:

Anthony to Los Angeles: 784.40 Miles

Sunray to SLC, UT: 897.57

Sunray to Bismarck, ND: 874.44 Miles

Orange to Ewing, VA: 880.81 Miles

Texarkana to Chicago, IL: 794.36 Miles

[pooch]

cool. my grandpa always told me that Chicago was closer to us in the DFW area than El Paso was. he wasn't too far from the truth.

[Ranger Mom]

Haha.....this reminded me of a thread we had way back when.

YaYa was on prescription drugs and at her best here......I thought it was pretty funny!!

Texas is HUUUUUUGE!! (http://bbs.3adownlow.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=18490&highlight=texas+huge)

[44INAROW]

I was just wondering last night if the Port Isabel 7 on 7 guys are going to drive to Cuero on Friday to play @ 9:00AM Saturday or get up and leave PI at 2 in the morning..... that is a pretty long drive...... I guess about 4 1/2 hours? I've never driven it so I don't know.

Texas is HUGE - no doubt......... Isn't like 878 or something like that from Orange to El Paso?

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by 44INAROW
I was just wondering last night if the Port Isabel 7 on 7 guys are going to drive to Cuero on Friday to play @ 9:00AM Saturday or get up and leave PI at 2 in the morning..... that is a pretty long drive...... I guess about 4 1/2 hours? I've never driven it so I don't know.

Texas is HUGE - no doubt......... Isn't like 878 or something like that from Orange to El Paso?

It is 915 miles from Perryton to Brownsville!!:eek: :eek:

[charlesrixey]

I used Port Isabel because somebody was talking about it in the"how far have you gone to see a game' thread

[Txbroadcaster]

From East Texas on LA border (Waskom) to El-Paso

803 miles..ALL ON ONE HWY..geez how boring would that be

[yoemenkracker30]

from east texas, el paso is halfway to los angelas

[Phil C]

Texas is big and someone once said when they melt all the snow in Alaska that Texas would again be the biggest state in the US.

:)

[Phil C]

After the Civil War the Northern General Phillip Sheridan was stationed in Texas for a while. He once remarked "If I owned Hell and Texas I would rent out Texas and live in Hell."

Actually that might make more economic sense than most would realize. For example Texas has 268,581 square miles. If you could just rent each square mile for $100 per year (this is less than $10 per month) you could made $26,858,100 a year in rental income! :)

[mac77]

When I was in the Army and stationed at Ft. Hood, it was funny to listen to all my fellow "yankee" soldiers complain about getting transferred to California or somewhere on the east coast.
It was always, "It's great to be getting back closer to home but I need an extra week of travel time just to get out of Texas!"
One guy even thought he could take a trip from Killeen to Corpus for the day!

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by mac77
One guy even thought he could take a trip from Killeen to Corpus for the day! HAHAHA - that is about a 5 hour trip one way with only one potty break. :D

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by pirate4state
HAHAHA - that is about a 5 hour trip one way with only one potty break. :D

ONE potty break?!?!?!?!:eek: :eek: :eek:

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
ONE potty break?!?!?!?!:eek: :eek: :eek: HAHAHAH - I put that in there just for you!!!! :kiss: When I drive from Sinton to Dallas I usually only stop twice. :D I ALWAYS stop at the Flying J in Waco. Love that place!! That is my last stop before hitting the big "D".

[pooch]

my squid loves that place too...we stop there on the way to Austin from the DFW...

[stangGirl2007]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
ONE potty break?!?!?!?!:eek: :eek: :eek:

I would die with only one potty break!!:eek: :eek:

[TarponFanInNorthTexas]

Originally posted by charlesrixey
I used Port Isabel because somebody was talking about it in the"how far have you gone to see a game' thread

I guess using Port Isabel is good in a way that it (distance wise) is the farthest south and most remote of any 3A school in the state.

But Brownsville is a bit further south than Port Isabel is (about 22 miles) and is a much larger city, therefore a better reference point.

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by pooch
my squid loves that place too...we stop there on the way to Austin from the DFW... :eek: i don't even wanna know....LOL

[Txbroadcaster]

Originally posted by pirate4state
:eek: i don't even wanna know....LOL

Squid=Child

[44INAROW]

Originally posted by pirate4state
HAHAHA - that is about a 5 hour trip one way with only one potty break. :D

I'd be shopping for some Astronaut diapers.......:eek:

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by Txbroadcaster
Squid=Child


lol...since he used the reference "ay aye cap'n" yesterday, I am thinking he likes watching Spongebob with the "squids"...:D


(I know I do)

[bccards]

the last mile marker in Texas is 880 at the Sabine River in Orange, and there is actually a sign on i10 in Orange that says El Paso 857 miles I think it is.

Orange has the distinction of having Exit 880 on Interstate 10 within its city limits, which is the highest numbered exit and mile marker on an interstate highway or freeway in North America.