Geographical distance doesn’t mean anything when comparing internet latency. The only time geography makes a difference is across the Atlantic (normal + 200ms) or Pacific (normal +400ms) Oceans.
I traced your IP and it appears your ISP (Time Warner) takes an extremely retarded path to WCU. Your connection goes from New York City to Chicago to Los Angeles to Durham then to WCU’s campus. I can’t say I’ve seen a connection path this retarded before but it explains why your connections in California are faster than the ones here.
