Stupid Newbie Pattern Question

Jay wrote:

Have you done a cross country flight lately, Pete? I don't mean to
Spokane -- I mean CROSS COUNTRY. If so, you would know how ludicrous
your statement truly is.

Jay, I just completed a true XC flight last week, from New York to
California, then up to Colorado and back to NY.

OK, so most legs of this trip were flown IFR, but even during the one
VFR leg (Arizona up to Denver) I needed to know the closest VOR for
PIREP reporting and, more importantly, for contacting flight watch to
receive weather.

--
Peter