[lindaelane]

Speaking of trips to Ocala - I have stopped using either I-75 or 441/27 (which becomes 301). The traffic and speeds on both are not what I want. Instead I go up county road 475. It is a two lane road, but goes through some beautiful horse farm country, and has very few lights or stop signs. Traffic is never bad (occasionally a slow truck is on the route, but most trucks using the route are fairly fast) I've never been tailgated on the route that I recall, but if I was I can pull over. The route can be googled.

I am in the north so I take road 42 to 475, turning right at the 3-building town of Pedro. But those further south can take 301 to 42, then go left, or can take 466 out to 475, or those even further south can take 462 out to 475.

Google is telling me this route takes 5 minutes longer than 441/27/301 to reach the main street (in the southeast part of Ocala where 301 enters the city). I did not compare it with I-75 since that route leads to the western part of Ocala, so it really depends on if you want that part or not.

Bonus: This route takes you through "natural local farm" country where you can buy local vegetables at a country produce business and local meats at Meats of Marion.