Harry K wrote:

Exactly. Most don't realize that Houston is closer to Florida than
it is to El Paso and El Paso is closer to San Diego than it is to
Houston. Between Houston and El Paso, you'll pass through counties
that are bigger than some states.

What this means is that there's a whole lot of nothing out there.

I'm surprised there aren't more private pilots !

??? I suppose if you mean Rhode Island it is possible but I doubt it
applies to more than a coiouple states. When I was dispatching I
discovered that Texas has a very large amount of counties...as in over
300 (I forget the actual number. I also lived in the San Antonio and
San Angelo areas for many years and one didn't drive very many miles
in any direction before crossing a county border - usually marked by a
liquor store when crossing from a dry to a wet county

The largest county in Texas, Brewster, is 6184 sq miles. The smallest is
Rockwell at 127 sq miles. The average county in Texas is 1057 sq miles in
area.

Texas has 254 counties (out of 3050 in the whole country). I thought
everybody knew that.

We also have 254 Texas Rangers, and not by coincidence.