Where the hell are these places?

[PersonaNonGrata]

Where in relation to anything a West Coaster might have heard of are these two places located? I can look on a map but you don't any real sense of distance or proximity. Can some locals fill me in and give me the poop on these places?

Big Flats, NY
Wallingford, CT

I am asking because a buddy of mine is currently on tour with, hold on to your beards, ZZ Top. Yes, those old geezers are still rockin' state fairs, casinos, and the odd arena. I was thinking of meeting up with him and hittin' the road, living the life of a rock star. These are two stops that are during the date range that works best for me. I know ZZ Top is not the band to be touring with. Believe me, I'd rather be on tour with Jessica Simpson or some other hot little songbird. I could become the next Chris Judd/ex-Mr. J. Lo. I missed out on the Hilary Duff and Ashlee Simpson tours he worked. (Yes, I'd hit both of those talentless marketing committee creations.) I did not want any part of the Elton John tour he worked recently.

Thanks for any info.

[Thunder22]

Big Flats is just west of Elmira and Wallingford is just north of New Haven.

[R8DX5]

Wallingford CT is a short 1hr 45min drive from NYC.

[Verbalkint]

Wallingford is approx. ½-hour south of where the Hartford Whalers used to play, less than one hour south of Bradley International Airport, which is a user-friendly, nice little airport. If you'd rather take a train, it's less than ½-hour north of the Amtrak station in New Haven.

Wallingford is also approx. one hour west of Mohegan Sun, 1½-hours west of Foxwoods, less than 2 hrs. northeast of NYC, slightly more than 2 hrs. southwest of Boston, and less than 2 hrs. west of Providence.

Big Flats is in the Southern Tier of upstate NY, south of the so-called Finger Lakes Region. It's approx. 45 mins. west of where my son currently lives, 1½ hours west of Greater Binghamton Airport, and 3½ hours southwest of Labatt Country (Albany). I'd call the Big Flats area quite rural. Quite.

She's definitely got legs. Clearly, she knows how to use them.

[motordavid]

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And...
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Big+Fl...0.287922&hl=en

Wallingford,CT is civilization, mostly.
Big Flats, NY, as V/K 'splained, is next to nowheresville, but I have actually been "by it" many times on M'cycle rides up Rt 17.

This Lounge is more fun than most of the sites I visit, combined, BR,md

[Dblock2151]

Wallingford is about 10 minutes away from me!

[B-Line]

Kevin,

For the record, I saw ZZtop at Madison Square Garden in 1991. It was probably one of the most fun concerts I ever went to. Second only to seeing Pink Floyd at the Ohio State Horseshoe in 1994 and the Grateful Dead at Buckeye lake in 1993.

B