Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world dch82 @lemmy.zip 2 mo. ago

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

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

232

You're viewing a single thread.

232 comments

Here, let me show you.
- Having a large country doesn't necessarily mean that your cities and towns have to spread like crazy. Russia is even larger but the cities are much more compact than US cities.
- This graphic doesn't answer OP's question at all. Madrid and Barcelona are two radically different cities just like New York and Los Angeles are two radically different experiences. And it has nothing to do with how big a country is.
- Far.

You've viewed 232 comments.