(...) Other side of the county, about 20-30 minute drive depending on traffic.
That's one thing that always makes me laugh, when thinking about different parts of the country.
Under certain circumstances, it may be easier for me to drive to the next state, than the next county.
It takes about an hour (at 80 mph!) to drive to the other end of the county that I live in.
When I lived in Florida, I went through
three counties on a 22 minute commute.
Where I typically shoot in Utah, it's possible to cross the county at its northern most border in about an hour on the Interstate. But using the 'main roads' (maintained gravel, at best) can take up to three hours to get across the county. But, it's a 7,200 square mile county - almost exactly six times the size of Rhode Island, a bit bigger than Connecticut, and almost as big as New Jersey.
When I was in North Carolina last week, I went through 4 counties each way on a 21 mile drive to and from the closest city.
And where I hunt Elk, there are almost zero paved, or even
maintained, roads in a very rugged 700 square mile county. Crossing either direction, east-west could easily take 6+ hours in good conditions, possibly a day or more in the winter.