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 from Point A (ie- Hill-N-Dale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill-N-Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3496, Longitude: -82.3843 In this case, the coordinates for Hill-N-Dale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).