I live in one of the suburbs of Salt Lake City, about 10 miles from Temple Square. I live about 3 blocks from Salt Lake Community College, and about 10 to 15 blocks north of the Utah Deaf Centre.
It is odd here because there are suburbs with their own names and zip codes, but it is still considered part of Salt Lake City sometimes. I can have my address either at Taylorsville or Salt Lake City.
When I was growing up, I used to live in the countryside, about 60 miles from the nearest metropolitian city (Philadelphia). My village had about 300 people.
Urban sprawl is a very sad thing. This is happening so fast here in Utah, with so many houses being built at an alarming rate. Cities are growing so fast and there will be no more space soon in Salt Lake Valley (which is surrounded by two mountain ranges, and the Great Salt Lake.)