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The Malaria Atlas Project spent years building a map outlining just how long it takes to cross any spot on the planet based on its transportation types, vegetation, slope, elevation and more. The Washington Post used this data to identify every populated place in the contiguous U.S. and find the one that best represents the “middle of nowhere”. Of all towns with more than 1,000 residents, Glasgow, Montana, home to 3,363 people in the rolling prairie of northeastern Montana, is farthest – about 4.5 hours in any direction – from any metropolitan area of more than 75,000 people. On a side note, Glasgow was founded in 1867 as a railroad town, and got its name when the founder spun a globe and his finger landed on Glasgow, Scotland. |
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