A 250-mile radius is a practical way to picture your regional reach. It's far enough for a full weekend getaway, a one-day business run, or visiting friends and family without a major travel plan. Many metro areas fall inside that circle, which makes it useful for comparing markets, event audiences, or delivery coverage. Here, the radius is measured as a straight-line great-circle distance from your starting point -- the shortest path over the Earth's surface -- unless a specific driving or routing estimate is shown. Because real roads and terrain rarely follow a straight line, actual driving distance can be meaningfully longer. Use the map to visualize what's within 250 miles, then check route planners when you need exact road mileage or timing.
Click below to draw your 250-mile radius map.
By highway driving, a rough estimate is about 4-5 hours, but traffic, speed limits, and stops can change that a lot.
No. The circle is straight-line (great-circle) distance. Driving distance is usually longer because roads don't run in a straight line.
The radius is measured over the Earth's surface using great-circle geometry, which gives the shortest path between two points on a sphere.
Where you start changes what falls inside the circle -- coastlines, borders, and terrain all shape what's reachable within 250 miles.