I'm an hour to Six Flags Darien Lake and usually drive there and then back. When I went to Cedar Point, I had a 3 hour drive and crashed at Breakers Express
I lived in mid-IL for about 9 years...it was a 2hr trip to SFGam or a 3hr drive to SFStl. Now I live in the Northern Bay Area of CA...where its a 1hr 30min. drive to SFMW, and about 2-3hours to PGA.