A City is Closer to Colorado’s Capital + Five Others than its Own

If there's one word to describe the state of Texas, it's "big." Not only is the Lone Star State the second-largest in the nation, it carries a motto of having everything bigger in general, and it was once even a sovereign country disconnected from the United States.

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Because of this, some fun facts regarding geography are associated with Texas including the fact that one of the state's cities is actually located closer to six capital cities other than its own, including Colorado's capital of Denver.

Dalhart Texas is Closer to Denver Colorado than Austin

First let's take a look at the town of Dalhart, Texas and its extreme proximity to its state capital of Austin.

Here we see that Dalhart, Texas is about 565 miles away from the state capital of Austin.

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Next, let's take a look at Dalhart's proximity to Denver, Colorado.

As you can see, Dalhart is significantly closer to Denver than Austin with only 349 miles between the cities.

Here we can see that New Mexico's capital of Santa Fe is only 262 miles from Dalhart.

Oklahoma City is a little further away at 313 miles.

Even Cheyenne, Wyoming is closer to Dalhart than Austin with a separation of close to 450 miles.

Topeka, Kansas is yet another state capital that is closer to Dalhart than Austin with a separation of 466 miles.

Finally, despite being 542 miles away from Dalhart, Lincoln, Nebraska is also closer to the north Texas town than its own capital of Austin.