How many miles from Portland ME to Hartford CT?

1,254 miles taking this route:

1. Take I-91 SOUTH from Hartford to I-95 SOUTH to N. Y. CITY in New Haven.
2. Take I-95 SOUTH all the way down to I-4 WEST to ORLANDO at EXIT 260B in Daytona Beach, FLORIDA. To bypass RICHMOND & PETERSBURG, take I-295 SOUTH (EXIT 84A off I-95 in Virginia).
3. Take I-4 WEST to Lakeland.