Since I usually have at least one kid with me when I go anywhere, my walking distance is very small. We’ll walk to my in-law’s house down the street in all but the worst weather. We live very close to the high school, so when we want to play soccer with the kids or run around the track we walk there. We also found out there’s a path through the woods behind the high school leading to one of our favorite local parks. Now we often walk there.
We don’t really live close enough to anything else for walking. I’m sure many people could bike to the grocery store or downtown area about three miles from here. It might kill me though. There are too many hills in Connecticut! No public transportation, either.
However, when I have a lot of errands to run I’ll pick a central parking location and walk from store to store. Our Main Street area is great, with the post office, library, book store, and grocery store all easy to walk to from any of the parking areas. It’s also very pretty, and while walking around you get to savor the smells from the local coffee shop or, at the other end of the street, a really nice Italian restaurant. :)