I am looking for places to live. I would like to know some very secluded places to live in the mainland USA?

Question

-Does anyone know of such places? I would really enjoy a mountain setting such as say West Virginia, but I am open to almost anywhere.

-I would want to live in an area that has access to roads, butr these places need to be well off the main roads. I wouldn't want to live in the wilderness, I just want a place with very few people that is calm and secluded.

-I don't think I'd like the American south (places like Alabama, Louisiana, but might be open to Arkansas)

-I think the north would be my preference and if there are such places in the northeast that would also be great.

-A location that has lakes, four distinct seasons, and is in a mountainous area would be my preference, but again any secluded places in the mainland US are desirable.

-states like Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, West Virginia, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire would be first tier places for me.

-any information on secluded/serene places to live would be appreciated greatly.

Answer 1

You could find that in central/southern Vermont or northern Maine or northern NH.  Upstate New York would be a place to look too, along the Vermont boarder.

Guess it depends on how secluded you want to be?

Answer 2

On the highway outside of Manchester New Hampshire there is a highway exit marked "Great North Woods". Just take that exit and drive until you feel secluded enough, then park and build your house.

Answer 3

You can easily find a serene secluded place in New England.  A friend of mine lived for years in West Dover, VT.  She worked doing day care for ski tourists in the winter, and kind of got by the rest of the year.

I have lived in coastal Maine, and it is not hard to find your own little castle, but you are always pretty close to a town and the stuff you need.

Have also lived in West Virginia.  Not so convenient.  With the mountainous terrain, you always far away from everything, and there's also not alot of economy in some places.  But, if you want four distinct seasons, you could probably do the ski town thing there near Massanutten.  

New England has mud-season, whereas western Virginia and WV have an actual spring.  If you are looking for something inexpensive, Staunton, VA is close to the college town of Charlottesville, yet totally out of the way.

I would recommend the wonderful Outer Banks of NC, but we don't get snow much except for once everyt three years or so.  The actual beach is pretty expensive, but Currituck County has plenty of room to spread out and is just 20 minutes from the beach.

Good luck to you