The exact distance were not known, and would be determined by experiment.

In fact, 6 of the 12 have the exact same distance down the foul lines, 330 feet.

"What is the exact distance from our landing to the prison?"

They remained always that exact distance on the horizon as before.

In both cases the exact distance involved has yet to be established.

My father had helped me measure the exact distance one day last January.

A couple with a young child want to know the exact distance from their front door to the entrance of the child's school.

The fact that he can't remember the exact distance or his position is typical of the man, such things don't matter to him.

The mile column shows the exact distance from the beginning of the road.

They could be set for an exact distance, it seemed, and nothing between mattered.