Genji wrote: > It seems to me that some of the conflict could be due to how > distances are calculated ..... there are "as the crow flies" > distances and distances by roads which may wind about > considerably. A winding road could make a journey take 2, 3, > or 4 times as long and be 2, 3, or 4 times the distance in > miles. Note that generally, the longer the 'as the crow flies distance' the lower the ratio of 'distance by road' to 'as the crow flies distance.' Casey