Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Place Lookout Tower) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Place Lookout Tower. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7151, Longitude: -92.1671 In this case, the coordinates for High Place Lookout Tower have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).