I like the privacy of being out of sight from the main road, but the expense of maintaining 1200' of private road isn't something to sneeze at.
Which reminds me... I need to add 50-ish ton of crushed limestone to my road before winter gets here. It was holding up well, and I thought I might get lucky this year, but we got a couple of big deluges in August that washed away quite a bit of the surface. There's not enough material left on top to groom it into good shape so it's time to break out the wallet.
I understand the desire to be out of sight of the main road. If I could I would prefer to be 2 to 5 miles outside of a smaller city, able to see the nights at light, quick drive to get into town for gas, groceries, and doctors. (I think that is your situation! Good deal!)
If you have a long driveway always good to have your own equiptment to maintain it, which you also have! Crushed Gravel... about $10-$15 per ton? Yikes!