I think this kind of variation in usage is fascinating and harrumph on your notion of a "correct" relative direction.
I head out to Spokane, since it's less of an urban core than Seattle. When I lived in Iowa, I would drive "in" to Chicago. I might be introspecting wrong here, but I can't think of any instances in which I would say "over" for a large-scale trip. Maybe if I were crossing an ocean or something, or it was a trip I made frequently/casually.
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I head out to Spokane, since it's less of an urban core than Seattle. When I lived in Iowa, I would drive "in" to Chicago. I might be introspecting wrong here, but I can't think of any instances in which I would say "over" for a large-scale trip. Maybe if I were crossing an ocean or something, or it was a trip I made frequently/casually.