I’ve heard the legends of having to drive to literally everywhere (e.g. drive thru banks), but I have no clue how far apart things are.

I live in suburban London where you can get to a big supermarket in 10 minutes of walking, a train station in 20 minutes and convenience stores are everywhere. You can get anywhere with bus and train in a few hours.

Can someone help a clueless British lemmyposter know how far things are in the US?

EDIT

Here are my walking distances:

  • To the nearest convenience store: 250m
  • To the nearest chain supermarket: 350m
  • To the bus stop: 310m
  • To the nearest park: 400m
  • To the nearest big supermarket: 1.3km
  • To the nearest library: 1.2km
  • To the nearest train station: 1km

Straight-line distance to Big Ben: 16km

  • tnarg42@lemmy.world
    28·
    3 months ago

    In the suburbs of a middle-sized city in Ohio, USA. So midwest, but a bit older, higher-density, and more northeastern suburban layout than, say, Iowa. Built up in the 1960s-70s. Almost all single-family suburban homes on large lots.

    (these are walking distances, not straight lines)

    • To the nearest convenience store: 1.6 km
    • To the nearest chain supermarket: 4.2 km
    • To the bus stop: 1.5 km
    • To the nearest park: 226 meters
    • To the nearest big supermarket: 2.1 km
    • To the nearest library: 2.6 km
    • To the nearest train station: Hahaha! (Ok, it’s actually 78 km, but it’s mostly worthless as a train station)

    Straight-line distance to Big Ben: 6297 km