We still need to go [to] a distance of five miles ...

[NAL123]

Consider these sentences of mine please:

1) We still need to go a distance of five miles to get to our destination.
2) We still need to go to a distance of five miles to get to our destination.

Which is correct: go a distance or go to a distance?

 

[5jj]

The first is grammatical, but not very natural. It would be more natural without a distance of.
The second is incorrect.

 

[NAL123]

The first is grammatical, but not very natural. It would be more natural without a distance of.
The second is incorrect.

But this answer starts with the sentence below. I think it could've been a typo?

"get far" means to go to a great distance.

 

[5jj]

Its fine. In your original sentence, a distance of is superfluous,

 

[NAL123]

Its fine. In your original sentence, a distance of is superfluous,

In post #3, I was talking about "go to a great distance" as opposed to "go a great distance"

 

[5jj]

Sorry. I overlooked the 'to' in that post. It's superfluous.

 

[emsr2d2]

A distance is a measure, not a destination, so we don't go to a distance.