1927 - Bob Schwab
1687 - Bob Packard
1194 - Bob Martin
903 - Michael Schwartz
816 - Fred Lobdell
728 - Ken Oeser
599 - Alexandra Oeser
590 - Jobe Wymore
590 - Roxanne Everett
582 - Ron Tagliapietra
571 - Annette Oeser
566 - Dick Ellsworth
558 - David Olson
547 - Trapper Robbins
536 - Kevin Williamson
515 - John Mitchler
496 - Charles Zerphey
494 - Ken Jones
492 - Bill Jacobs
475 - Dave Covill
455 - Andy Martin
453 - Adam Helman
453 - Scott Surgent
433 - Denis Dean
433 - Don Desrosiers
428 - Edward Earl
418 - Jeff Runder
380 - Jon Mann
349 - Hans Haustein
344 - Roy Wallen
338 - John Vitz
293 - James Wedekind
276 - Charlie Winger
260 - Dennis Poulin
245 - Jim Retemeyer
234 - Gerry Roach
228 - Evan Jones
223 - Walt O'Neil
223 - Chip Clark
212 - Beckie Covill
212 - Dean Molen
211 - Karen Jones
208 - Tim Worth
207 - Colin Jones
204 - Greg Slayden
203 - Mark Ness
197 - Ken Akerman
196 - Dawn Howard
186 - Bob Bolton
185 - Art Tauchen
177 - Brennan Connelly
177 - John Garner
175 - Patrick Thornley
174 - Brian Bockhahn
169 - Fred Dale
167 - Gordon MacLeod
166 - Peter Anderson
158 - Barb Lilley
158 - Cliff Young
153 - Shannon Dillmore
151 - George Vandersluis
167 - Gordon MacLeod
148 - Jennifer Roach
148 - Lanny Wexler
145 - Mike Beavers
145 - Kirk Mallory
145 - Braxton Oeser
143 - Nick O'Connell
142 - Drew Fields
141 - Scott Cockrell
136 - Dan Nielsen
134 - Dan Baxter
133 - Teresa Gergen
129 - Duane Gilliland
126 - John Straw
123 - Pat Wymore
121 - Sue Miller
120 - Frank Price
120 - Fred Johnson
118 - Jeff Rand
118 - Jerry Brekhus
116 - Al Peters
116 - Joan Peters
114 - Betty Brekhus
113 - John Hasch
113 - Ryan Courtney
112 - Ryan Bowles
112 - Julie Kawa
111 - Luke Plumley
110 - John Wiley
108 - Steve Mueller
108 - John Hamann
106 - Roy Schweiker
106 - Daryl Montgomery
103 - John Kirk
102 - Alan Bernier
101 - Layne Bracy
100 - Corrine Johnson
100 - Kevin Baker
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48 states - Michael Schwartz
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High Five
Climbing the five highest county HPs of any state
suggested by Carl Mills
28 states - Bob Schwab AR CO CT FL IA IL IN KS MA MD ME MI MN MO ND
NE NH NJ NY OH OK OR PA RI SD UT VT WI
20 states - Michael Schwartz CO CT DE FL GA KY MA MD ME NH NJ NY OH PA RI SC SD VT WI WV
19 states - Fred Lobdell AL AZ CT FL GA ME MD MA NH NJ NY NC PA RI SC TN VA VT WV
14 states - Edward Earl AZ AR CA CO GA NV NC NM OR SC TX UT WA WY
14 states - Adam Helman AZ CA CO CT MA MT NM NV OR RI TX UT VT WY
12 states - Dave Covill AZ CO CT HI KS MA MO NH NM PA RI WY
12 states - Charles Zerphey CT DE MA MD ME NH NJ NY PA RI VT WV
11 states - Dick Ellsworth CT IL IA MA MN MO NE NH RI SD WI
11 states - Bob Martin AZ CO KS ID ND NE NM NV OK SD UT
11 states - Ken Jones AZ CA CT ID NC NM OR PA RI UT VT
10 states - Don Desrosiers CT DE MA MD NH NJ PA RI VA VT
9 states - Roxanne Everett CT GA MA NH NJ OH PA RI VT
9 states - Ron Tagliapietra CO CT GA NC RI SC TN VA WV
8 states - Trapper Robbins CT GA MA NH NJ PA RI VT
8 states - Jobe Wymore AZ CO CT NM NV ND RI UT
8 states - Cliff Young CT MA ME NH NJ NM RI VT
7 states - Andy Martin AZ CA NM NV TX UT VT
7 states - Dave Olson CO KS MS MO NE NM OK
7 states - Roy Wallen AZ CT MA MD NH RI VT
6 states - Scott Cockrell CT ME MA NH RI VT
6 states - Brennan Connelly CT CO MA NH RI VT
6 states - Roy Schweiker CO MA ME NH NY VT
6 states - Scott Surgent AZ KS NE NM NV RI
6 states - John Vitz AZ CA CO NM NV UT
6 states - Kevin Williamson AL GA NC PA SC TN
5 states - John Mitchler CO IL KS NE WI
5 states - Lanny Wexler CT MA NH NY VT
5 states - Duane Gilliland CO OR RI WA WY
5 states - Denis Dean AR FL KS OK RI
4 states - Bob Bolton CO OR WA WY
4 states - Colin Jones AZ CT RI UT
4 states - Evan Jones AZ CT RI UT
4 states - Karen Jones AZ CT UT VT
4 states - Chip Clark DE MD NH RI
3 states - Mohamed Ellozy MA NH VT
3 states - Mouser Williams CT MA RI
3 states - Bill Jacobs AL AZ FL
2 states - Mark Ness IA MN
2 states - Jerry Brekhus AR SD
2 states - Betty Brekhus AR SD
County Glob King
most contiguous counties defining largest glob - minimum 100 to list
1641 counties - Bob Packard
1175 counties - Bob Martin
893 counties - Michael Schwartz
555 counties - Fred Lobdell
466 counties - Ken Oeser
464 counties - David Olson
462 counties - Dick Ellsworth
453 counties - Kevin Williamson
417 counties - Alexandra Oeser
413 counties - Adam Helman
388 counties - Annette Oeser
345 counties - Don Desrosiers
324 counties - Ron Tagliapietra
319 counties - Edward Earl
319 counties - Alexandra Oeser
317 counties - Andy Martin
308 counties - Ken Jones (west)
272 counties - Jon Mann
256 counties - Dave Covill
250 counties - Scott Surgent
246 counties - John Vitz
239 counties - Dennis Poulin
183 counties - Mark Ness
175 counties - Denis Dean
171 counties - Bill Jacobs
157 counties - John Mitchler
154 counties - Dean Molen
145 counties - Fred Dale
141 counties - Bob Bolton
138 counties - Walt O'Neil
129 counties - Hans Haustein
127 counties - Ken Jones (east)
125 counties - Mike Beavers
108 counties - Lanny Wexler
108 counties - James Wedekind
State Glob King
most states entered by a glob - minimum 5 to list
48 states - Bob Packard
48 states - Bob Schwab
29 states - Ron Tagliapietra (east)
28 states - Bob Martin
25 states - Andy Martin
23 states - Alexandra Oeser
23 states - Annette Oeser
23 states - Ken Oeser
22 states - David Olson
20 states - Fred Lobdell
19 states - Ron Tagliapietra (west)
18 states - Don Desrosiers
17 states - Adam Helman
16 states - Ken Jones (east)
16 states - Dick Ellsworth
15 states - Edward Earl
15 states - Kevin Williamson
15 states - Charlie Zerphey
13 states - Ken Jones (west)
13 states - Fred Dale
13 states - Dave Covill
12 states - Roxanne Everett
11 states - Jon Mann
11 states - John Vitz
10 states - Dennis Poulin
10 states - Evan Jones
9 states - Beckie Covill
9 states - Lanny Wexler
9 states - John Mitchler
9 states - Scott Surgent
9 states - James Wedekind
9 states - Cliff Young
9 states - Colin Jones
8 states - Bob Bolton
8 states - Hans Haustein
8 states - Walt O'Neil
7 states - Mike Beavers
7 states - Chip Clark
7 states - Scott Cockrell
7 states - John Dayton
7 states - John Layton
7 states - Dean Molen
7 states - Denis Dean
7 states - Roy Wallen (northeast)
7 states - Karen Jones
6 states - Drew Fields
6 states - Mohamed Ellozy
6 states - Mark Ness
5 states - Betty Brekhus
5 states - Jerry Brekhus
5 states - Denis Dean
5 states - Shannon Dilmore
5 states - Bill Jacobs
5 states - Walt O'Neil
5 states - Ron Tagliapietra (midwest)
5 states - Roy Wallen (west)
Alaska and Hawaii residents constitute special cases.
642 miles - Bob Packard (Childress TX)
572 miles - Edward Earl (former home glob - La Plata CO)
360 miles - Bob Martin (Presidio TX)
354 miles - Andy Martin (La Plata CO)
221 miles - Mike Schwartz (Westmoreland VA)
213 miles - Bob Bolton (Del Norte CA)
181 miles - Dave Covill (Garden NE)
149 miles - Clifford Young (Barnstable MA)
148 miles - Edward Earl (Multnomah OR)
130 miles - Beckie Covill (Cheyenne NE)
129 miles - John Mitchler (Banner NE)
122 miles - Edward Earl (Clatsop OR)
99 miles - John Sarna (Storey NV)
59 miles - Nick O'Connell (Steele ND)
59 miles - Dave Olson (Erath TX)
56 miles - Denis Dean (Haskell OK)
50 miles - Ken Jones (Chelan WA)
0 miles - David Olson (King WA)
Glob Radius King
Radius of largest circle that fits within your glob.
This category defines how you're doing in your glob.
397 miles - Adam Helman - center in San Juan Co, UT at NAD27 (37.31 N, 110.17 W)
340+miles - Bob Martin - bounded by Uinta co WY, Mexico
317 miles - Edward Earl - center in Lincoln Co, NV at (37.4145 N, 114.7117 W)
290 miles - Andy Martin - bounded by Colorado, Idaho and Kings Co, CA
221 miles - Dave Covill - center at Grants, NM
196 miles - Dave Olson - center located 39°20'23"N 105°23'14"W
184 miles - John Mitchler - center at Dillon, CO
169 miles - Beckie Covill - center near Breckenridge, CO
165 miles - Ken Jones - center located in Yavapai co AZ
160 miles - Bill Schuler - bounded by San Clemente CA and Washington Co UT
142 miles - Michael Schwartz - center in NE Columbia co PA
108 miles - Denis Dean
108 miles - John Sarna - center located near Redding CA
78 miles - Nick O'Connell - Wahpeton, ND (center?)
Glob Span King
maximum great circle distance across glob as given by lat/long
this category helps define the size of your glob
2,894 miles - Michael Schwartz NE(Washington ME) to SW (Monterey CA)
2,821 miles - Bob Schwab W (Cape Blanco OR) to E (West Quoddy Head ME)
2,619 miles - Andy Martin NW (Mendocino CA) to SE (Carteret NC)
1,764 miles - Edward Earl NW (Clallam WA) to SE (Brewster TX)
1,764 miles - Adam Helman NW (Clallam WA) to SE (Brewster TX)
1,750 miles - Bob Martin NW (Mendocino CA) to SE (??? LA)
1,611 miles - Ken Jones NW (Clallam WA) to SE (Culberson TX)
1,610 miles - Scott Surgent NW (Sonoma CA) to SE (Bowie TX)
1,550 miles - Fred Lobdell NE (Aroostook ME) to SW (Santa Rosa FL)
1,512 miles - Dave Olson NE (LaSalle IL) to SW (Pima AZ)
1,435 miles - Bob Bolton NW (Clallam WA) to SE (Cochise AZ)
1,372 miles - Ron Tagliapietra SW (Washington LA) to NE (Oxford ME)
1,310 miles - Ron Tagliapietra NW (Lane OR) to SE (Texas OK)
1,218 miles - Evan Jones NW (Klickitat WA) to SE (Cochise AZ)
1,170 miles - Jon Mann NW (Price WI) to SE (Talbot GA)
1,164 miles - Fred Dale W (Union NM) to E (Lamar GA)
1,104 miles - Colin Jones NW (Mendocino CA) to SE (Torrance NM)
1,102 miles - Dave Covill SE (Culbertson TX) to NW (Yellowstone MT)
1,081 miles - Karen Jones NW (Lake OR) to SE (Cochise AZ)
860 miles - Beckie Covill SW (Coconino AZ) to NE (Yellowstone MT)
831 miles - John Sarna NW (Del Norte CA) to SE (Imperial CA)
471 miles - John Mitchler SW (Montezuma CO) to NE (Niobrara WY))
Glob Area King
square miles of largest glob
1,698,673 - Bob Schwab
1,601,268 - Bob Martin
1,181,794 - Adam Helman
970,041 - Edward Earl
884,449 - Andy Martin
877,455 - Ken Jones
817,929 - Michael Schwartz
791,132 - John Vitz
765,559 - Dennis Poulin
688,451 - Dave Covill
644,654 - David Olson
460,174 - Bob Bolton
382,996 - Evan Jones
363,302 - Colin Jones
309,297 - Karen Jones
307,429 - Fred Lobdell
302,952 - John Mitchler
255,240 - Beckie Covill
68,959 - Nick O'Connell
Total Area King
square miles of all counties
(all 3,142 counties = 3,536,278 square miles)
1,748,055 - Bob Schwab
1,616,175 - Bob Martin
1,217,746 - Adam Helman
1,065,738 - Edward Earl
1,051,601 - Ken Jones
1,021,397 - Andy Martin
926,289 - Dave Covill
892,415 - John Vitz
840,890 - Michael Schwartz
797,944 - Scott Surgent
794,111 - Dennis Poulin
756,353 - David Olson
746,352 - Fred Lobdell
632,510 - Bill Jacobs
551,205 - Bob Bolton
528,210 - Ron Tagliapietra
519,911 - Evan Jones
507,113 - Karen Jones
504,761 - John Mitchler
485,020 - James Wedekind
480,142 - Colin Jones
399,758 - Duane Gilliland
393,618 - Beckie Covill
333,429 - Dennis Dean
275,715 - Dawn Howard
172,834 - Nick O'Connell
142,366 - Chip Clark
102,221 - Brennen Connelly
Interesting Firsts
AZ First state completer - Bob Walko
AZ Husband & wife - Sarah/Andy Martin
AZ Husband, wife & children - Andy/Sarah/Molly/Jane Martin
RI Parent and multiple children - Ken, Evan & Colin Jones
UT Parent & child - Ty & Evan Hanson
First Canada to Mexico Link - Bob Packard
First Canada to Gulf of Mexico Link - Fred Lobdell
First Pacific to Atlantic Link - Andy Martin
First family with 4 Century Club members - the Joneses
First to the 50 highest contiguous-state HPs - Bob Packard (9/6/97)
First to 50 highest Eastern county HPs - Ron Tagliapietra (11/12/00)
First border (Pacific coast, Mexico to Canada) - Ken Jones (10/18/01)