Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loring Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loring Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7867, Longitude: -107.9734 In this case, the coordinates for Loring Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).