----------------------------Original message---------------------------- MapExpert has a "distance tool" feature that will give you the as-the-crow-flies distance between two points in the U.S. This would cover the info in the USA volume of Direct Lind Distances. Don't know the level of accuracy (e.g. what algorithms the software uses to calculate the distance). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mark Thomas / [log in to unmask] / 409-862-1052, fax: 409-845-6238 Evans Library, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX 77803