Chris,
Really 8 billion miles to anywhere, first it is only 1 billion and if you think Missouri is out there, I don't think you should travel to much of the western Great Plains. And this from a person that thinks most cities are nothing more than large human ant hills without the redeeming social structure found in an ant hill. Sorry just not a big city person, great for doctors and art museums, but get me out of there after a couple of days. If you are going to be in Missouri Sunday, you may hit some rough weather so fair warning.
Jane the lady in Kansas