within hailing distance

and within calling distance; within shouting distance

close enough to hear someone call out. When the boat came within hailing distance, I asked if I could borrow some gasoline. We weren't within shouting distance, so I couldn't hear what you said to me.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Traherne	-	Welsh
Tatiana	tah-TYAH-nah (Russian, Polish, Spanish, Italian), TAH-tee-ah-nah (Finnish), ta-tee-AN-ə (English), ta-TYAN-ə (English)	Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Greek, Georgian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish
Geertruida	-	Dutch
Sela	SEE-lə (English)	Biblical
Adrijana	-	Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Walker	WAWK-ər	English