ところだ (1)

Phrase (Basic ㊦ 495)

A place is in a location which takes a certain amount of time to get to.

Equivalent: ~ is (in) a place where it takes ~ to get to

私のうちは駅から歩いて十分のところだ・です。
My house is in a place where it takes ten minutes to get to from the station on foot. / On foot my house is ten minutes from the station.
学校はうちからバスで三十分のところです。
My school is in a place where it takes thirty minutes to get to from home by bus. / By bus it takes thirty minutes to get from home to school.
その病院はここから車で十五分のところだ。
The hospital is in a place where it takes fifteen minutes to get to from here by car. / By car the hospital is fifteen minutes from here.

Notes

ところだ is a simplified form of ところにある 'be located in a (where).' This expression can be simplified even more, as seen in (1).