Getting around Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot, by bike and by transit from every populated block in Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 4,153
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 5%
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 809th
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Travel times across Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)
Each block is coloured by the trip from it to the nearest place of the kind you pick, on foot, by bike or by transit. Move the map, or open it in à portée for any address and all 29 kinds of place.
Transit times are for a weekday at peak hours. A free plus account adds a mode and a time limit for each place, and transit at night on weekdays and at midday on Saturday and Sunday.
Getting around Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)
The share of Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) residents within a trip of each place, and the typical trip, by each way of getting there the free map offers.
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 2%over an hour | 5%typical 47 min | 2%typical 48 min |
| Pharmacy | 3%over an hour | 5%typical 47 min | 3%typical 48 min |
| Park | 53%typical 10 min | 79%typical 5 min | 53%typical 10 min |
| Elementary school | 2%typical 47 min | 22%typical 28 min | 2%typical 44 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 5%over an hour | 6%typical 47 min | 5%typical 48 min |
| Pharmacy | 5%over an hour | 6%typical 47 min | 5%typical 48 min |
| Park | 66%typical 10 min | 94%typical 5 min | 66%typical 10 min |
| Elementary school | 7%typical 47 min | 24%typical 28 min | 7%typical 44 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 5%over an hour | 7%typical 47 min | 5%typical 48 min |
| Pharmacy | 5%over an hour | 8%typical 47 min | 5%typical 48 min |
| Park | 84%typical 10 min | 95%typical 5 min | 84%typical 10 min |
| Elementary school | 13%typical 47 min | 32%typical 28 min | 13%typical 44 min |
| Place | On foot | By bike | By transit, weekday morning peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 6%over an hour | 18%typical 47 min | 6%typical 48 min |
| Pharmacy | 6%over an hour | 18%typical 47 min | 6%typical 48 min |
| Park | 90%typical 10 min | 95%typical 5 min | 90%typical 10 min |
| Elementary school | 30%typical 47 min | 54%typical 28 min | 30%typical 44 min |
Cycling and transit follow the street network, hills included. A transit trip includes the walk to and from the stops, at the median departure of a weekday morning peak, and is never slower than walking the whole way. Within 15 minutes means under 16: times are rounded down to the whole minute.
Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) in numbers
5% of Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 48% across British Columbia and 45% across Canada.
Residents within a walk of each place
| Place | 10 min | 15 min | 20 min | 30 min | Typical walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 2% | 5% | 5% | 6% | over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 3% | 5% | 5% | 6% | over an hour |
| Park | 53% | 66% | 84% | 90% | 10 min |
| Elementary school | 2% | 7% | 13% | 30% | 47 min |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside British Columbia and Canada
| Place | Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) | British Columbia | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 5% | 48% | 45% | 809th of 1,000115th of 155 in British Columbia |
| Pharmacy | 5% | 48% | 51% | 812th of 1,000110th of 155 in British Columbia |
| Park | 66% | 86% | 82% | 470th of 1,00086th of 155 in British Columbia |
| Elementary school | 7% | 58% | 55% | 799th of 1,000122nd of 155 in British Columbia |
Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) British Columbia
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) in population, and the share of their residents within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store. Communities are 2021 census subdivisions (cities, towns, counties and other municipalities), compared within their municipal boundaries.
| Community | Residents | Grocery within 15 min |
|---|---|---|
| Crabtree | 4,155 | 58% |
| Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) | 4,153 | 5% |
| New Maryland | 4,153 | 0% |
| Dutton/Dunwich | 4,152 | 42% |
| Northern Lights County | 4,152 | 0% |
More places across the Strathcona Regional District census division
The Strathcona Regional District census division has 48,150 residents, 9% of them in Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake). The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store31%
- Café34%
- Bakery17%
- Library5%
- Playground47%
- Childcare22%
- Community centre10%
- Clinic23%
Other communities in the Strathcona Regional District area
Beside each community is the share of its residents who can reach a grocery store within a 15-minute walk.
Shares of 2021 residents of populated census blocks, on foot along the street network. How the walking times are computed
Travel times are our best estimates from open data published October 8, 2026 and can contain errors. Walking and cycling times are rounded down, so “within 15 minutes” means under 16. Check before an important decision, and tell us if something looks wrong.
Questions
Is Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), 5% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 48% across British Columbia and 45% across Canada. On this measure, Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) ranks 809th of 1,000 communities.
Can you get around Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) by bike?
By bike, 6% of Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, 6% a pharmacy, 94% a park and 24% an elementary school. On foot, 5% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes 47 min by bike and over an hour on foot. Cycling times follow the street network, hills included; they don’t say whether a street is safe or comfortable to ride.
Does transit help you reach everyday places in Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)?
By transit at the weekday morning peak, 5% of Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, against 5% on foot and 6% by bike. These times include the walk to and from the stops and the wait. The typical trip takes 48 min by transit and over an hour on foot. Where transit would be slower than walking, the time shown is the walk.
Is Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 5% of residents reach a grocery store, 5% a pharmacy, 66% a park and 7% an elementary school. These figures count each place separately; open the map to see how many residents have all four within 15 minutes, for the places you choose.
How does Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) compare with communities of a similar size?
In Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), 5% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 58% in Crabtree, 0% in New Maryland, 42% in Dutton/Dunwich and 0% in Northern Lights County.
Where does this data come from?
Walking, cycling and transit times follow the street network, hills included, from each populated 2021 census block to the nearest place of each kind. Transit uses the operators’ published timetables at the weekday morning peak. Places come from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, with health care and schools checked against Statistics Canada’s open databases. Shares are weighted by 2021 population. Data published 8 October 2026. How the times are computed
Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) in brief
- Province
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Strathcona Regional District
- Census subdivision code
- 5924042
- Residents in 2021
- 4,153
- Data published
- 8 October 2026
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the Overture Maps Foundation; census blocks, 2021 populations and municipal boundaries adapted from Statistics Canada under the Open Government Licence – Canada; transit times from the operators’ published timetables; elevation from Natural Resources Canada; province outlines from Natural Earth; links from Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Figures derived from OpenStreetMap are under the ODbL. Data sources and licences