Minimum distance a ground rod can be away from a service panel

None.

Maybe you'd like to know the MAXIMUM distance, minimum would be smack dab againist it, or none as Stan puts it.

Residential house

No need to start a new thread, this question was suggested on your original post. Just post there so everyone gets the whole picture.

Not that it matters, but who is the moron following us around giving negative feedback for accurate answers?
And what genius changed the format so that the feedback is now anonymous?

BTW ballgerb, I gave you a balancer. :)

What the heck irish. You ask the question poorly and I catch the error. I correct you and you post the right question, BUT GIVE ME A BAD RATING FOR YOUR ERROR. What gives? Thanks for the help Stan, I see irishsparky is another one post wonder.