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dch82 Sep 24, 2024

To Americans: How far apart is everything in the US?

To Americans: How far apart is everything in the US? - Lemmy.zip

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?

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tnarg42

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