stone's throw

noun

1. a short distance:

   The railroad station is only a stone's throw from our house.

stone's throw

noun

1. a short distance Also calledstonecast

Word History and Origins

Origin of stone's throw¹

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

Then there are those worshippers who are just a stones throw away from all the action because they live in The Old City.

From The Daily Beast

Great forest trees stand like sentinels within a stones throw of the house.

From Project Gutenberg

Not more than a stones throw from this promontory is a small islet called the Isle of the Robones.

From Project Gutenberg

Roxalana herself was buried in all due state not a stones throw from the spot where her sovereign lord afterwards found his rest.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus we talk of Carlyle still, a stones throw from his study windows.

From Project Gutenberg

Joinville has told of a sink of corruption lying within a stones throw of the saint-kings crusading camp.

From Project Gutenberg