hailing distance

Leaping to my saddle, I galloped across the spongy marsh to hailing distance.

They passed to leeward of us, and out of hailing distance; but the captain could read the names on their sterns with the glass.

I was out of hailing distance of the unhappy skipper when he reached the point, though I could still see his violent gestures.

When I signed the party to hold off at hailing distance, the foremost warrior signed back that they were friends.

Phil in gloves was a different Phil, a remote being quite out of hailing distance.

The days pass, and the world, which seemed in hailing distance to you at first, has receded to dim remoteness.

When they were still too far for hailing distance George raised his hat and waved it.

The sails of the Caroline filled at the first puff of wind, and she kept at hailing distance with the Lively Bee.

Meanwhile the brig, being buoyant, was settling rapidly to leeward, and soon drifted out of hailing distance.

If they are afraid to let the boys come nearer than hailing distance, what'll be done when the mob get here?