Fuel Facts

updated: 10/6/2008
next update: 10/14/2008

National average unleaded gas prices
Date	Cost per gallon
October 6, 2008	$3.50
Month ago average	$3.67
Year ago average	$2.77

Source: AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report at www.fuelgaugereport.com.

How that affects your trip
Trip	Drive Time (approximate, one-way)	Round-trip Mileage	Gas Used (gallons)	Cost 2007	Cost 2008	Cost Diff.
Minneapolis to Mount Rushmore	9 hours 30 min.	1,282	64.1	$177.56	$224.35	$46.79
Des Moines to Mount Rushmore	10 hours	1,300	65.0	$180.05	$227.50	$47.45
Milwaukee to Mount Rushmore	13 hours	1,731	86.6	$239.88	$303.10	$63.22
Winnipeg to Mount Rushmore	12 hours 45 min.	1,639	82.0	$227.14	$287.00	$59.86
Omaha to Mount Rushmore	8 hours 30 min.	1,108	55.4	$153.46	$193.90	$40.44
Chicago to Mount Rushmore	14 hours 15 min.	1,878	93.9	$260.10	$328.65	$68.55
Denver to Mount Rushmore	7 hours	770	38.5	$106.65	$134.75	$28.10
Dallas to Mount Rushmore	18 hours 45 min.	2,215	110.8	$306.92	$387.80	$80.88
Grand Rapids to Mount Rushmore	17 hours	2,231	111.6	$309.13	$390.60	$81.47
Kansas City to Mount Rushmore	11 hours	1,463	73.2	$202.76	$256.20	$53.44

Estimates are based on a vehicle with a 20-gallon gas tank that gets 20 miles to the gallon.
Calculations were made using the national averages listed above.

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