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

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    • To the nearest convenience store: 1.3km (small supermarket)
    • To the nearest chain supermarket: 2.25km (Trader Joe’s)
    • To the bus stop: 321m (busses 30 minutes apart)
    • To the nearest (public) park: 1.1km
    • To the nearest big supermarket: 2.89km (Safeway)
    • To the nearest library: 1.3km
    • To the nearest train station: 1.8km

    Straight-line distance to Golden Gate Bridge: 11.6km