I'm from Rochester, NY (not far from Buffalo, Niagara falls...), but now live in central NC, south of Greensboro, near Asheboro and Siler City (final resting place of Aunt Bea). It's a booming metropilis of several hundred here in Ramseur.
Sheridan, Oregon (Orygun). Pop. 4,500. About 50 miles from Russ. Just far enough from the big city. But not too far to go get parts. Deer and elk in the hills nearby. Steelhead in the river that runs through town. Not far from the coast; fish, crab, clams. Not far from snow skiing on the mtns. I like it.