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

  • GreatRam@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 days ago

    Just to give the other side. I live in a big city in the US.

    • Convenience store: .2 miles, 320 meters

    • Chain supermarket: .5 miles, 800 meters

    • Bus stop: 300 feet, 90 meters

    • Park: 0.2 miles, 320 meters

    • Big supermarket: 0.4 miles, 640 meters

    • Library: 0.9 miles, 1.4 kilometers

    • Train Station: 0.3 miles, 480 meters