Fuel Facts

updated: 6/29/2009
next update: 7/7/2009

National average unleaded gas prices
Date	Cost per gallon
June 29, 2009	$2.64
Month ago average	$2.49
Year ago average	$4.08

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 2008	Cost 2009	Cost Diff.
Minneapolis to Mount Rushmore	9 hours 30 min.	1,282	64.1	$261.53	$169.22	-$92.31
Des Moines to Mount Rushmore	10 hours	1,300	65.0	$265.20	$171.60	-$93.60
Milwaukee to Mount Rushmore	13 hours	1,731	86.6	$353.33	$228.62	-$124.71
Winnipeg to Mount Rushmore	12 hours 45 min.	1,639	82.0	$334.56	$216.48	-$118.08
Omaha to Mount Rushmore	8 hours 30 min.	1,108	55.4	$226.03	$146.26	-$79.77
Chicago to Mount Rushmore	14 hours 15 min.	1,878	93.9	$383.11	$247.90	-$135.21
Denver to Mount Rushmore	7 hours	770	38.5	$157.08	$101.64	-$55.44
Dallas to Mount Rushmore	18 hours 45 min.	2,215	110.8	$452.06	$292.51	-$159.55
Grand Rapids to Mount Rushmore	17 hours	2,231	111.6	$455.33	$294.62	-$160.70
Kansas City to Mount Rushmore	11 hours	1,463	73.2	$298.66	$193.25	-$105.41

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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