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- Carter Sell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carter Sell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3015, Longitude: -82.4115 In this case, the coordinates for Carter Sell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).