Travel Distances Between the Sites
If you are planning a trip to any of the Laura Ingalls Wilder sites, these charts will give you a rough idea of how long it will take to travel between them all.
Many families are able to visit most of the sites, excluding Malone, New York (which is much more out of the way compared to the other Laura Ingalls Wilder historical sites) over a summer vacation.
| Distance Between the Sites in Miles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepin | Indep. | Walnut | Burr Oak | De Smet | Mansfield | Malone | Spring | Keystone | |
| Pepin, WI | 635 | 222 | 97 | 386 | 720 | 1159 | 86 | 656 | |
| Independence, KS | 635 | 640 | 605 | 628 | 202 | 1438 | 566 | 898 | |
| Walnut Grove, MN | 222 | 640 | 236 | 112 | 732 | 1351 | 197 | 480 | |
| Burr Oak, IA | 97 | 605 | 236 | 356 | 657 | 1138 | 39 | 626 | |
| De Smet, SD | 386 | 628 | 112 | 356 | 720 | 1471 | 317 | 368 | |
| Mansfield, MO | 720 | 202 | 732 | 657 | 720 | 1272 | 651 | 990 | |
| Malone, NY | 1159 | 1438 | 1351 | 1138 | 1471 | 1272 | 1171 | 1741 | |
| Spring Valley, MN | 86 | 566 | 197 | 39 | 317 | 651 | 1171 | 587 | |
| Keystone, SD | 656 | 898 | 480 | 626 | 368 | 990 | 1741 | 587 |
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Distance Between the Sites in Hours (taking the fastest route) | ||||||||||
| Pepin | Indep. | Walnut | Burr Oak | De Smet | Mansfield | Malone | Spring | Keystone | ||
| Pepin, WI | 11 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 12.5 | 19.5 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Independence, KS | 11 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 15 | ||
| Walnut Grove, MN | 5 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 13 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 8 | ||
| Burr Oak, IA | 2.5 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 10.5 | ||
| De Smet, SD | 7 | 11 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 24 | 5.5 | 6.5 | ||
| Mansfield, MO | 12.5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12.5 | 21.5 | 11 | 16.5 | ||
| Malone, NY | 19.5 | 24 | 22.5 | 19 | 24 | 12.5 | 19 | 28 | ||
| Spring Valley, MN | 2 | 10 | 3.5 | 1 | 5.5 | 11 | 19 | 9.5 | ||
| Keystone, SD | 11 | 15 | 8 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 16.2 | 28 | 9.2 | ||
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