Ranges

Guild Wars ranges are measure in in-game units. These units are often referred to as "gwinches" because they correspond to a real-world inch (source).

Here is a list of important distances:

• 144 Touch skills and melee auto-attack
• 166 Adjacent
• 238 Nearby
• 322 Area
• 360 HoS/Viper's range. Range is actually random between around 298 and 322 in open space, but can go up to 360 to cross terrain. If you cast on yourself or without a target, the direction is random but the range increases to up to around 800.
• 700 Chain aggro
• 1010 Earshot and Aggro range
• 1010 Spear range with level elevation
• 1248 Casting range
• 1248 Wanding range (unaffected by elevation)
• 1497 Longbow/flatbow range with level elevation
• 2500 Passive spirit effect radius
• 5000 Radar, Recall
• 5200 Bonds