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I have never lived more than 80 miles from where I was born. So, NSG, how far have you gone?

I live on a different continent.

when you say lived, do you mean visited or lived there as a place of residence for over a year?

Probably no more than 60 miles.

Depends on how long you count living. If we say it's where one calls home, then the answer is 10 time zones. Otherwise, it's only 5.

Never more than 30 miles. :eek:

I'll have to remedy this when I am financially self-sufficient.

Born in Hawaii, currently live in Georgia, and have lived in Florida.

a couple thousand miles

75 miles.

7219.4 km (4485.9 miles), according to some distance calculating website that just crashed my browser. Hrmph.

I grew up further from where I was born than I am now. I was born in Santa Clara and now live in San Francisco, but grew up in Sacramento county.

40 miles.

for most of my life, 713 miles according to google maps. now, 126 miles.

11.5 miles

I grew up on the far side of a continent from my birthplace. I don't think I've been to my birthplace anytime this century.

Someday, I need to go back to Boston. Maybe I could go to MIT for grad school...

~2,950 miles.

(by googlemaps, not as the crow flies)

Right now I live 2883 km (1792 miles) from my birthplace. The furthest I've ever lived for over a year was 5836 km (3643 miles) away, and I'm anxious to break that record.

Born in a little hospital with a view of the Pacific.

Live about three miles from the Atlantic.

I live about 300 miles from my birthplace right now. I've lived as far as 2,500 miles.

About 15,742 km, apparently.

I think the distance between L.A and London is almost 9000km. So that.

Across the Atlantic.

when you say lived, do you mean visited or lived there as a place of residence for over a year?

If you called it home, you lived there.

I lived as far from Spain as Lansing, Michigan. I also spent a year in Puerto Rico.

Not sure if this counts, but I lived/stayed and worked in the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan for 3 months. Is that long enough?

5253.60 miles, according to Google Maps.

About 768 mi (1236 km)

Something like 11,000 km, although currently, "only" about 1,600 km.

Either about 10km or 1km, depending on what "lived" means.

Whatever Seattle to Saudi Arabia is. About 7500 miles(12110km).

Not sure if this counts, but I lived/stayed and worked in the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan for 3 months. Is that long enough?

Yeah if that was your home. I would say yes.

according to google, now about 80.6 miles by road from where i was born.




go me.

I never lived in the city of my birth, Ocala. I lived in Inverness, Florida (40 or so miles away from Ocala) until I was about 8 and I've lived around Bradenton, Florida since then, and that's about 130 or so miles away from Ocala. When I go to USF next year I'll be somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 miles from Ocala. These distances are all using the google maps thing, so I don't know how accurate that is. I know that it usually takes about an hour or so to get to Tampa from Bradenton and about two hours to get to Inverness from Bradenton and an hour to get from Tampa to Inverness.

Only 3407km. :(

Gone from 50 to 3430 km in the last two months.

Properly lived? About 1000 miles (Exeter - Orkney)

Been? Loads more (Exeter - Falklands)

Not sure if this counts, but I lived/stayed and worked in the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan for 3 months. Is that long enough?

Cool. What were you doing there?

About 40 miles. still live there

I have never lived more than 80 miles from where I was born. So, NSG, how far have you gone?

The farthest I've lived from my birthplace is about 15-20 miles (rough estimate).

i was born in Seattle Washington and lived in Italy:)

3,037 miles. Roughly. Apparently it wasn't far enough.

The hospital I was born in is about a two minute drive or a brisk jog away.

really faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar...

>8000 miles.

i was born in Seattle Washington and lived in Italy:)

I would have moved out of Lake Forest Park too. Kirkland boy here.....

Several hundred miles, at the most. When I finally move, it'll be over a thousand.

However far North Carolina is from Massachusetts. And after having done so, I doubt I'll ever willingly live more than 100 miles from home again. Because that's the thing. I may have lived far away from my birthplace, but my home has never been that far away.

I was born in Alexandria, VA and the Peace Corps is sending me to live somewhere in Africa late this year. At that point it will be anywhere from 3,500 to 8,500 miles depending on which country.

The farthest I've traveled so far is Osaka, Japan at about 6,800 miles though.

I was born in Alexandria, VA and the Peace Corps is sending me to live somewhere in Africa late this year. So then it will be anywhere from 3,500 to 8,500 miles. The farthest I've traveled so far is Osaka, at about 6,800 miles though.

Any idea where in Africa?

Any idea where in Africa? The only solid information they have given me is that it will be in non-francophone Africa which limits the countries a bit. Still waiting on the invite; so far it's been the longest part of the process.

About 2200 miles, and way too many years.

opposite side of a continent. parents moved away from thier parents when i was three. did spend 40 of my 60 years in the general area they settled down in about a year after we got out here. an area about 200 miles ne/sw by about 50 nw/se. comprising mostly placer county and a portion of nevada county in california.

i don't know the actualy distance in miles from buffalo new york where i was born, to truckee california where i started kindergarten.

i did live ten years up in oregon though, from 77 to 87, and spent a handful of odd years out of the area elsewhere. a year in seattle (73/74), a couple in utah and mississippi courstesy of uncle sugar (68-71) and the three before they moved out here (1948-1951).

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6880 miles. from Daegu to Flushing

A good few thousand miles. Why?

Cool. What were you doing there?I was volunteering with a charity called VSO (Volunteer Service Overseas). I was wroking in local schools helping to teach English. It was quite a large programme. I was there with 8 other people from the UK, and 9 from Uzbekistan. We worked in pairs around the city in different places. We also helped prompt the city council to place rubbish bins around the city and collect from them regularly to reduce problems with rubbish in the area. Plus we organised a sports day for an orphanage and redecorated and repaired a playground in a young disabled children's orphanage. It was a lot of fun, and then we all went to the UK and did similar things in the city of Bradford (a deprived area of the UK).

I was born in Alexandria, VA and the Peace Corps is sending me to live somewhere in Africa late this year. At that point it will be anywhere from 3,500 to 8,500 miles depending on which country.

The farthest I've traveled so far is Osaka, Japan at about 6,800 miles though.Cool, we met quite a few people volunteering with the Peace Corps when in Uzbekistan. We even helped a woman called Megan help decorate the new clinic she was going to be working in. You should have a lot of fund volunteering with the Peace Corps. I wish you the best of luck! :)

Unfortunately, neither VSO nor the Peace Corps operate in Uzbekistan any more. We went there the year of the Andijan riots. The president got paranoid that NGOs were sent by foreign governments to topple him and banned them from operating in the country. :(

:D ok I had to look somethings up.

Born at Fort Campbell Kentucky

Lived at Beloit Wisconsin 441 miles
Lived at Fort Leavenworth Kansas 447 miles

I just wasn't sure, but Fort Leavenworth wins by 6 miles! :p

I was born in Paris. I've lived in Sydney.

About 17,000 km.

I was born in Paris. I've lived in Sydney.
Damn, I was beaten. I thought I had a decent shot there for a while...

I was born in Paris. I've lived in Sydney.

About 17,000 km.

I was born in Chatham, Kent (UK); until 6 months ago, I'd been living in Melbourne for the past 6 years.

I just about squeak past you by a few hundred kilometers.

I think I'm marginally in the lead (unless anyone chooses to believe Ifreann, below)

I was born on the moon.

Initially it was about 4 km, then we moved and it was 150 metres (there was a high school I attended between my home and the hospital I was born in) and now it's about 2 km. Why move when I live in the best part of the country (for the moment)?

About 6 km, still in the same city.

15 Miles is the maximum so far.

60 kilometres.

I've only ever lived in Essex and Yorkshire, so not all that far.:p

About 435 km... the distance from Toronto (home town) to Ottawa.

A little under 5000 miles. I decided that you have to have at least 500 in order to express opinions about things.

Born in Ireland. Once lived in Pakistan.

A little under 5000 miles. I decided that you have to have at least 500 in order to express opinions about things.

And I disagree with that. That might be the case in certain areas where there is roughly the same culture(ie. speaking the same language, same political and economical situation), but when I go 2 hours by train (120 km) from here, I'm in an area which has quite a different culture (French speaking Belgium).

And I disagree with that. That might be the case in certain areas where there is roughly the same culture(ie. speaking the same language, same political and economical situation), but when I go 2 hours by train (120 km) from here, I'm in an area which has quite a different culture (French speaking Belgium).More like a lack of culture, but that's even true when I go to your city.:p

Around 20 kilometers, the rest of the world is teh ebil.

Other side of the globe...approximately 13000 KM, more specifically.

Cool, we met quite a few people volunteering with the Peace Corps when in Uzbekistan. We even helped a woman called Megan help decorate the new clinic she was going to be working in. You should have a lot of fund volunteering with the Peace Corps. I wish you the best of luck! :)

Unfortunately, neither VSO nor the Peace Corps operate in Uzbekistan any more. We went there the year of the Andijan riots. The president got paranoid that NGOs were sent by foreign governments to topple him and banned them from operating in the country. :(Thanks for the well wishes. I honestly can't wait. Once I get my invitation, it'll make this last month of school all that much harder to concentrate on.

That's a shame about the pull out from Uzbekistan. That is a constant concern of the Peace Corps. Certain people believe the CIA runs it.

More like a lack of culture, but that's even true when I go to your city.:p

Around 20 kilometers, the rest of the world is teh ebil.

Yup, true, Eindhoven has no culture, but neither does anything north of the big rivers :p

Born in southern Cal, lived in South Korea about 8 months.

I was born in Chatham, Kent (UK); until 6 months ago, I'd been living in Melbourne for the past 6 years.

I just about squeak past you by a few hundred kilometers.

I think I'm marginally in the lead (unless anyone chooses to believe Ifreann, below)

I was born on the moon.

Nah, now if it had been said by MHiJ or LG then maybe...

Nah, now if it had been said by MHiJ or LG then maybe...

Not LG: no mud on the moon.;)

For part of a Summer I did an school exchange thing a few thousand klicks from my birthplace, on a different continent, so I consider myself to have lived there. Legally, however, I was still residing with my parents. Outside of that, my family lives several hundred kilometres from where I was born, although I currently live somewhat closer, in a different city.

My parents were away visiting relatives when I arrived (I was a few weeks early), so I think it is interesting that I have never resided within a hundred klicks of where I was born.

Not LG: no mud on the moon.;)

That would be why he came here... :D

that definitely counts, idaho - which is psychologically equivalent to the other side of the planet.

that i count but really probably doesn't, honolulu.

I'm in Dubai. So I think about 4,000 miles away from England.

Born in Ireland. Once lived in Pakistan.

Hm. Born in Pakistan, currently live in the UK. I have lived in South Carolina though, so I have most people beat.

3000 km.

74.2 miles, according to Google. About 70 or so as the crow flies.

Damn, I was beaten. I thought I had a decent shot there for a while...

Sorry. ;)

I was born in Paris. I've lived in Sydney.

About 17,000 km.
I was born in Chatham, Kent (UK); until 6 months ago, I'd been living in Melbourne for the past 6 years.

I just about squeak past you by a few hundred kilometers.

I think I'm marginally in the lead (unless anyone chooses to believe Ifreann, below)

Damn you!

I don't suppose my having been to Suva for a week once counts? :p