So the US has a system of higher-speed expressways we call Interstates. They all have numbers. The southernmost east-west Interstate is called 10 ("I-10"), and

So the US has a system of higher-speed expressways we call Interstates. They all have numbers. The southernmost east-west Interstate is called 10 ("I-10"), and runs from Jacksonville, FL (which is on the Atlantic Ocean) to Los Angeles, CA (which is, obviously, on the Pacific). These highways have frequent, standardized signs on them from time to time to tell you how far away upcoming cities, towns, or even roads are in miles. Just inside the eastern border of Texas, on the westbound side, there's a highway sign that I'm pretty sure just exists as a flex or brag. It says something like -- and my numbers may be slightly off, but they're roughly correct at least: Beaumont 18 El Paso 857 The gist is "one place in this state, on this road, straight ahead, is 20 minutes away; another place in this state, on this road, straight ahead, is MOST OF A THOUSAND MILES AWAY." I believe it's true that crossing Texas on I-10 constitutes about 1/3 of the distance across the US -- like, it's about 1/3 from Jacksonville to the border, about 1/3 across Texas, and about 1/3 from El Paso in the west to LA. There's a highway sign on Interstate 10 just inside the TX/LA border, and I'm pretty sure it just exists as a flex.