Overview & Fun Facts

Mileage

Total miles over 16 days: 6,633

Westbound trip Lakewood to Las Vegas: 2,549 miles

49 hours 6 minutes (including breaks) over 3 days

Eastbound trip Las Vegas to Lakewood: 3,271 miles

59 hours 26 minutes (including breaks) over 5 days

Drove through 18 states:
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, West Virginia

Gas Prices

Bought gas in 12 states:

Jackson, NJ - Wawa (8/17)........................................ $3.52

New Stanton Service Plaza on PA Turnpike (8/19)......... $3.75

Gary North Service Plaza on IN Toll Road (8/19)........... $4.03

Davenport, IA - BP (8/20)......................................... $3.69

Elm Creek, NE - Pilot (8/20)...................................... $3.65

Idaho Springs, CO - Shell (8/21)................................ $3.69

Green River, UT - Pilot (8/21).....................................$3.65
Las Vegas, NV - Terribles on Charleston (8/23)............ $3.64

Primm, NV - Terribles (8/27)..................................... $4.05

Las Vegas, NV - Terribles on Sahara (8/28)................. $3.67

Nephi, UT - Pilot (8/29)............................................ $3.72

Rocker/Butte, MT - Town Pump (8/30)......................... $3.67

Miles City, MT - Pilot (8/30)...................................... $3.75

Sterling, ND - Tops (9/31)........................................ $3.94

Hudson, WI - TA (9/2)............................................. $3.83

Black River Falls, WI - Flying J (9/2).......................... $3.84

Crawfordsville, IN - BP (9/3)..................................... $3.83

Somerset Service Plaza on PA Turnpike (9/3)............... $3.82

Highest price: $4.05 in Primm, NV
Lowest price: $3.52 in Jackson, NJ

Total fuel consumption: 210.5 gallons

Averaged 31.5 miles per gallon

Speed Limits

Highest speed limit: 80 MPH on parts of I-15 in Utah

Lowest speed limit on an interstate: 25 MPH for trucks on a downhill stretch in Montana

Weather

Highest temp: 106 in Baker, CA (8/27 at 5:52pm)

Lowest temp: 55 in Idaho Springs, CO (8/21 at 8:01am)

Geography

Northernmost location reached: I-94 near Glendive, MT (Latitute 47.124 north)

Southernmost location reached: Rim of the World Hwy near Running Springs, CA (latitute 34.202 north)

Westernmost location reached: I-15 in California (longitude -117.482)

Easternmost location reached: Starting point in Lakewood, NJ (longitude -74.223)

Highest elevation: West portal of Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70 (11,158 ft above sea level)

Lowest elevation: Starting point in Lakewood, NJ (45 ft above sea level)