A short guide for determining if you are in the middle of nowhere:

Does the road have more than two lanes? If yes then you are somewhere. Keep driving.

If no, then you may be nowhere. Start waving or nodding at people. If more than 50% return your wave/nod then you are really in the middle of nowhere.

If you wave or nod and at least 50% of the people pull a gun or knife then you are in a libertarian middle of nowhere, AKA aluminum mesa.

If you wave or nod and at least 50% of the people flip you off, welcome back to civilization.

Sigh. I’m definitely back in civilization.