How far away do you live from your birthplace?

[ruxCYtable]

13.1 miles from the home we lived in when I was born.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Born in Hannibal, MO. Live in St. Joseph, MO. Just moved from the east side to the west side. (With stops in Iowa and Nebraska in between.)

 

[Cyclonesince78]

Born in Delaware. I could have been a Joe Flacco fan, thank god my parents moved when I was very young.

 

[aauummm]

Not far enough away.

Same here, I was born in Omaha. Leaves a bad taste in my mouth every time I say it. Huck the Fuskers.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

1697.9 miles

Born in Covina, CA (part of LA). Have also lived in TX, WA, FL, KS & San Francisco, CA. Except for the period in TX from 6 mos old to 5 years old, I've never lived in the same state as my grandparents. Ever since my ex finished his PhD I have not lived in the same state as my parents.

It blows me away how many of my Iowan friends have lived within a 100 mile radius all of their lives, even when they were at college. That's just so foreign to me (even though I have lived here now for over 30 years).

 

[Bret44]

Currently live about 4 hours away but will be moving within an hour from the home farm here in the next week.

 

[urb1]

589 miles from Cincinnati. And I still miss Skyline, White castle, and goetta, but had my Skyline fix in March.

 

[cloneswereall]

About 45 miles from doorstep to doorstep.

 

[ianoconnor]

472 miles. Born in Indianapolis, live in Des Moines.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Born on Long Island, NY

 

[ItsCyence]

Born in Pierre, SD. I lived in Ft. Dodge and Ankeny growing up. I now live outside a town that is about 40 miles away from Pierre.

 

[CloneFan319]

714 Miles. Wichita Falls, TX - Ames

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Is your birthplace the town where the hospital you were born in is located, or is it where your parents lived at the time? I was born in Osage, but my parents never lived there. They lived in the country between two much smaller towns that didn't have medical facilities. Osage was the closest hospital, and the location of my actual birth, but it was never my hometown.

So, in terms of miles to the hospital, I live 40.8 miles from the exact building (Mitchell County Hospital) I was born in.

I live 34 miles from the farm I grew up on.

Interestingly enough, despite being that close, and being in the same state, one could make the argument that I live in a different region than where I was born (NE IA v. NC IA; hills v. flatlands).

I put my answer in before I read the thread. I'm in the same boat. My birth certificate says Covina, CA, which actually doesn't exist any more. It's now West Covina. However, my family lived in Azusa, which was too small to have its own hospital at the time (1955).

 

[Clonefan94]

320 miles or so. From Des Moines to Schaumburg, IL.

 

[drlove]

997 miles.

 

[Bret44]

Why are so many people using miles for the distance. You all know that hours/minutes is the only acceptable measurement of distance used in Iowa.

 

[Cyclonin]

Why are so many people using miles for the distance. You all know that hours/minutes is the only acceptable measurement of distance used in Iowa.

Good point 10-11 hours depending on traffic/route taken.

 

[Goothrey]

Back home after graduation :cry:

 

[CyKosys]

It's FARTHER, not Further..and I'm 2,067 miles away.

 

[twocoach]

Born in St. Joseph, MO. Moved to Detroit, MI area then Colorado Springs, CO then Maryland/Delaware, then Colorado Springs, CO again then Cleveland, OH area then Indianapolis, IN and now Omaha, NE. So all that moving around and I am back to about 135 miles from my hometown.