Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Van Meter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Van Meter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0423, Longitude: -83.0268 In this case, the coordinates for Van Meter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).