stone's throw

American  

noun

1. a short distance.

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

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stone's throw British  

noun

1. Also called: stonecast.  a short distance

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Etymology

Origin of stone's throw

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

It also marks an end to a decades-long run for the ceremony at the Dolby, which is just a stone's throw from the Roosevelt Hotel, where the very first Oscars were handed out in 1929.

From Barron's

The council approved a zoning change and unveiled a plan to build 120 apartments for an estimated $91 million in the quaint town center, a stone’s throw from several gourmet restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, sources have shed some light on the reasons for all that to-ing and fro-ing, telling TMZ that Simpson has decided to hold on to the seven-bedroom, 10-bathroom dwelling, which is located in the tony neighborhood of Hidden Hills, just a stone’s throw away from properties owned by Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, and Khloe Kardashian.

From MarketWatch

A stone’s throw away from the Roxbury warehouse was a Mexican bakery serving delicacies like conchas and empanadas.

From Slate

He made the original puppets and wrote the first “almighty Opp” album in the second-floor apartment where he lived, just a stone’s throw from the corner where he still performs — the corner where he would propose to his wife during a particularly difficult period of his life.

From Los Angeles Times