Sentences with phrase «miles into town»

I can drive 5 miles down the road (according to the map of Kindle 3G coverage) and pick up 3G, or drive another 10 miles into town (obviously, I live in a rural area) and get WiFi at any number of spots.

But the notion that he thought he had, or could — well, that was the same endurance that put him on the road during the flu epidemic of 1918, when my mother remembered his walking ten miles into town to get medicine for his children.

While reporters and locals may not be allowed into center, residents are free to leave and walk the two miles into town.

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Frisco, Texas, is proposing turning its small city — a population of about 160,000 over 62 square miles — into a company town dominated by Amazon.

The project was born about the time Zappos moved from Henderson, a suburb 15 miles outside of town, into the former Las Vegas City Hall downtown.

In Farnham, a Quebec town 35 kilometers (21 miles) north of the Vermont border, nearly 5,000 machines are packed into a former carpet factory run by Backbone Hosting Solutions Inc..

Perhaps the Illinois farmers who drove into the towns from miles around to hear the Lincoln - Douglas debates were a different kind of people from the millions in their living rooms in front of the television screen.

The one into Vernazza opened in June 2012, but it is very narrow and leads to a parking area that is a 1/2 mile from town.

Jutting 120 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, the North Fork is approximately 30 miles long by five miles wide of country roads, local farms, quaint towns, and sprawling vineyards.

One hundred and forty - three miles into the range country southwest of Odessa, Texas, lies the hamlet of Alpine, a cow and college town that 6,800 residents call home.

Suppose all the towns in the continental USA were arbitrarily redistricted like lines on a TV screen, into about 35,000 separate 239 ft. (from south to north) horizontal strips, (some of which would be 2600 miles long), so that nearly every town had two beaches on its east and west coasts.

The 39th State Senate District is another gerrymandered mess: starting in Rockland with the towns of Haverstraw and Stony Point, it sprawls 35 miles up the Hudson through all of eastern Orange County and continues into Ulster County, stopping just outside of New Paltz.

Eighty - four miles east of Mount Rushmore, the town of Quinn, South Dakota, blends unobtrusively into the outskirts of arid Badlands National Park.

Their people have inhabited this village, tucked into an obscure corner of what is now Israel, miles from the nearest town, for nearly 200 years.

Until the apocalypse, residents will be able to drive 35 miles into downtown Beloit, a town of 3,800 people, with restaurants, movie theaters, and an airport.

In 1984 Brown's affinity for the working class took hold again when he arrived in the town of Woburn, Massachusetts, 12 miles north of Boston, along with a scientific team looking into an alarmingly high rate of leukemia in both children and adults: 19 cases in one decade, with only two survivors.

The resulting influx of workers has turned the town of Iwaki, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the plant, into a bustling labor hub at the front line of the massive public works project.

In 1800, if you were going into town, you may have been hitting the road at 8 am and walking 10 miles, and turning right around and doing the same thing in the afternoon.

The Tundra was able to tow the truck and horse trailer into town (about 30 miles away) with a full cab and two people sitting in the bed of the truck.

There were of course runs into town or to see friends - short trips well within the V90 T8's official electric range of 27 miles - that saw no petrol used at all.

They had very little money and moved into Dean's mother's family house on Route 220, outside the little town of Stokesdale, a few miles south of Madison.

Authors of Our Towns: A 100,000 - mile Journey Into the Heart of America Interview starts at 9:43 and ends at 39:14 «James Fallows: «Through my reportorial lifetime I've seen a number crises for the American system, which the U.S. has so far managed to muddle its way through.

An old silver mine a few miles up the road has been turned into a ghost town, and a fort at Cibolo Creek is now an upmarket resort attracting the likes of Mick Jagger.

Authors of Our Towns: A 100,000 - mile Journey Into the Heart of America Interview starts at 9:43 and ends at 39:14 «James Fallows: «Through my reportorial lifetime I've seen a number crises for the American system, which the U.S. has so far...

In 2016, Coastal Humane welcomed Edgecomb's Lincoln County Animal Shelter into the organization, and the two shelters care for 3,500 + animals each year in their facilities, serving 40 towns along Maine's mid-coast across 1,000 square miles.

The port sits alone on a narrow stretch of land that juts into the azure waters of the Singapore Strait, 6 - miles away from the nearest town of Lagoi further inland.

Drive 135 kilometres (84 miles) into the forest around Pemberton, a former logging town surrounded by soaring white - trunked karri trees.

However, you can drive to the edge of this range of 4,000 - foot cliffs, at Ke'e Beach about 7 miles west of charming Hanalei Town, and from here you can hike the legendary Kalalau Trail into this breathtaking wilderness.

It's not exactly a secret, but when most people think of Chile, incredible beaches and cool coastal towns do not usually pop into their head (despite the fact that the country has about 4,000 miles of Pacific coastline).

Just four miles into your drive to HANA from Kahului, you'll discover the historic town of Paia on Maui's north coast.

Once a sleepy fishing town, it morphed into a divers» mecca in the 1960's due to the proximity of the spectacular barrier reef, located only 1/2 mile offshore and visible from the eastern beaches.

Sitting almost literally in the shadow of the mile - high Arenal Volcano, this resort town has evolved into Costa Rica's number one destination for adventure travel.

Located just 10 miles east of La Romana, Bayahibe town has transformed itself from a quiet fishing town into a vacation paradise in recent years.The crystal clear, calm waters of the Caribbean Sea make Playa Bayahibe and Playa Dominicus the most popular public beaches for snorkeling, diving and stand - up paddle boarding.

Booking a room block at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Portland will delight all your guests, whether they've trekked into town from miles away or are city locals simply craving a divine downtown staycation.

The tiny surf town of Cayucos — 210 miles north of Los Angeles — is dotted with 19th - century western buildings, vintage shops, and a pier that stretches nearly 1,000 feet into the ocean.

Seemingly as soon as they wake up, the young and young at heart are hiring big rubber tires and climbing into the back of trucks to be whisked several miles away from town, where the drinking and partying will begin.

Many people choose to book a flight right into Punta Cana, a town with over 20 miles of beachfront and numerous hotels offering everything from golf to spas to world - class dining.

If you do not have a vehicle, we can help you coordinate transportation to take you into San Ignacio town (approximately 10 miles away).

When your cruise ship pulls into the Freeport cruise port, board the Beach Hopper coach for the 12 - mile (20 - km) drive west of town to Paradise Cove.

Less than a mile from the festive town of Puerto Viejo, the Cariblue Hotel's sixteen rustic - style bungalows blend seamlessly into the lush surrounding landscape.

It is about a 30 minute walk (1.5 miles) into the heart of the old town.

At the furthest point, you are 3 miles (5 km) from San Pedro, making it too far to walk into town but a feasible bike or golf cart ride.

Roomy, comfortable, private, no crowds on the beach, great snorkeling right next door at the Marriott, easy to get into town or anywhere on 7 mile beach by taxi or bus or feet.

Qawra is a great base to enjoy a traditional resort holiday or explore further afield into Malta's wild interior or around its historic towns — Valletta is only around 10 miles away.

It was fun to be able to walk on miles of beach and go right into town out the door of the hotel.

Belize's only international airport is Philip Goldson International Airport in Ladyville, which is 10 miles northwest of central Belize City, and is a $ US25 cab ride into town.

While the resort is located 3.5 miles outside of San Pedro — where all the action is — it wasn't too bad of a trek getting into town.

This charming beach town has metamorphosed from a sleepy little village into a jewel of a location with its cool trade winds, miles of sandy beaches, and a wide variety of fun family activities.

The waterlands are located about a mile or so outside of the downtown area, so it's nice and quiet, but still close enough that it's not a hassle to get into town.

The other property, Debbie's Beach House, is located 2.5 miles North of San Pedro Town and has developed into one of the premier vacation homes on the island.