It's far away from here to there.

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Hi all,
It's far away from here to there.
Is my sentence correct?
 

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It's a long way from here to there. That place is far away.
 

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Basically, It's far from here to our location.
 

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Basically, It's far from here to our location.
"Our location" is "here." That's like saying, "It's far from here to here."

I had made an earlier post with a comment on GS's fine formulation.

Where is it?
 

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In the twilight zone.
(The smiley doesn't work properly right now.)
 

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"Our location" needn't necessarily be the same as "our present/current location".
 

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Certainly not if we add modifiers, e.g. "our location tomorrow/yesterday."

But I think the default meaning of "our location" is "our location now," i.e. "here."
 

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But I think the default meaning of "our location" is "our location now," i.e. "here."
It could be referring to "our usual location". In other words, "usual" could be implicit.
 

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What about "It's away from there to here"?
 

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You could write ​It's a long way from there to here.
 
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