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Distance between you and your place of birth?

207 replies

NorthernLiner · 09/01/2025 20:13

5958 miles for me.

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Raindropskeepfallinonmyhead · 09/01/2025 21:45

Half a mile

wishIwasonholiday10 · 09/01/2025 21:47

11813 miles

housemaus · 09/01/2025 21:51

45 miles apparently.

doihaveacase · 09/01/2025 21:52

684 miles currently. I haven't lived within 100 miles of my birthplace since I turned one, and have lived as far as 6,000 miles away. I really ought to go take a look at the place 👀

TurquoiseDress · 09/01/2025 21:57

2.2 miles away from my birthplace, just did a check on Google maps!

TurquoiseDress · 09/01/2025 21:58

Although I've lived in numerous other places/abroad so at times thousands of miles away!

Discombobble · 09/01/2025 21:58

800 Miles

tinytemper66 · 09/01/2025 22:00

4 miles

pengwynnie · 09/01/2025 22:02

I was born in Moscow but now live in the UK, as the crow flies it is about 2577 miles.

WishEveryPorchHadASwing · 09/01/2025 22:02

About 4000 miles. 😢

tangoboxing · 09/01/2025 22:05

tangoboxing · 09/01/2025 20:28

1.1 miles 😆 I just checked in Google maps.

I’ve lived in multiple countries but ended up 5 minutes away from the house I was born in! None of my family live here anymore.

My parents moved when I was less than 6 months old, so although I’m so close to my birth place it’s actually the first time I’ve really lived here.

This is actually my 26th home, I don’t have a place I grew up in. My children were all born here though & for 3/4 of them
its the only place they’ve lived. I’m quite fond of the place now - when we moved I had no sentimental attachment to it, it was just a bit of an odd quirk of fate.

thorneyislanddoris · 09/01/2025 22:08

53 miles.

I left my home town at 22. It's a right shit hole.

Onthefence87 · 09/01/2025 22:08

12 miles from the hospital, 12miles from the house.
Have lived in the same area my whole life and same town since I was 3yrs old.

I'm waiting for someone to come on and say '0' miles because they still live in the house they were born in!

SabreIsMyFave · 09/01/2025 22:12

I now live 27 miles from my place of birth. I have lived over 150 miles away previously (before I met DH) and have travelled a lot, but I came back and settled 40 minutes drive from where I was born, and where I was raised.

DH is 21 miles from his place of birth. He (like me) has travelled a lot too. He has never actually lived more than 25 miles from where he was born though.

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p2312 · 09/01/2025 22:20

3993 miles

slavetothekittens · 09/01/2025 22:32

About 10 miles.

Spondoolie · 09/01/2025 22:34

339 miles

Arlanymor · 09/01/2025 22:35

50 miles now, but furthest I lived away was over 8,000 miles.

Twixtmasjigsaw · 09/01/2025 22:39

596 miles according to Google

SporesMouldsAndFungus · 09/01/2025 22:43

188 miles

Bbq1 · 09/01/2025 22:44

About 2/3 miles

tuitui · 09/01/2025 22:52

In my family we are all born in different countries.

Me 5717miles
DH 319 miles
DS 11338 miles
DD 3.7 miles

UpSkilling · 09/01/2025 22:55

7950 miles

MinorityRetort · 09/01/2025 22:57

91 miles for me, 16 miles for DH. He works about a mile from where he was born and grew up.

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 09/01/2025 22:57

About 3 miles