stone's throw
Very close by
A stone's throw is a short distance—roughly how far someone might toss a rock.
The phrase almost always appears with "a" and usually follows a form of "be": The beach is just a stone's throw from the hotel.
It suggests easy walking distance, close enough that the gap feels negligible.
distance idioms
Extremely short range
- earshotAudible proximity zone
- eyeshotRange of vision
- arm's lengthDeliberate professional distance
- short walkBrief pedestrian outing
proximity
At small distance
- adjacentDirectly next to
- closeNearby or to shut
- nearShort distance away
- neighboringSituated beside another
local · surrounding · immediate · bordering · contiguous · abutting · beside · alongside
spitting distance
Extremely short range
- earshotAudible proximity zone
- eyeshotRange of vision
- arm's lengthDeliberate professional distance
nearby
At small distance
neighboring · local · surrounding · immediate · bordering · contiguous · abutting · beside · alongside · next door
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- distance phrasesarm's length, within reach, far away, nearby, close by
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity
- Length Unitsinch, foot, feet, yard, mile
- Informal Amountssmidgen, bunch, ton, heap, loads
- distance wordsnear, far, close, distant, remote