This Texas Town Is Closer To Six Other State Capitals Than To Austin

I love facts that show you just how big Texas is. It's not only a massive state with a total area of 268,820 square miles, but it's also awkwardly shaped.

Body image issues aside, this shape leads to some very strange facts about Texas. You might have heard that El Paso is closer to San Diego, California (726.0 mi) than to Houston (746.4 mi), Texarkana (812.4 mi), and Brownsville (826.1 mi).

That really shows the huge expanse of the Lone Star State. One Texas town stands out if we focus on state capitals.

Getting There Is Half The Fun In Texas

According to trivia from Futility Closet, the town of Dalhart, Texas is closer to 6 other state capitals, than to its own state capital in Austin.

That must have been a big issue when state senators and congressmen traveled on horseback to represent their regions. Here we look at how far away Dalhart is by car to all the capitals nearby and its own.

• Dalhart to Austin,Texas (562.6 mi)

Six other state capitals that are closer than Austin:

• Dalhart to Santa Fe, New Mexico (261.1 mi)
• Dalhart to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (313.4 mi)
• Dalhart to Denver, Clorado (348.5 mi)
• Dalhart to Cheyenne, Wyoming (447.5 mi)
• Dalhart to Topeka, Kansas (461.2 mi)
• Dalhart to Lincoln, Nebraska (543.2 mi)

It's A Long Drive From Dalhart To Anywhere Really

It must be lonely in Dalhart, Texas being so far away from anything fun. They might not feel fully represented by a capital that is so far away.

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But if two people love each other, distance is nothing. Dalhart is staying loyal to her man in Austin either way.

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