0 not far away -- cercano
a nearby town
2 -- cercano/na [ masculine-feminine, singular ]
the nearby town of Wakefield la cercana ciudad de Wakefield
It is important to stress that the presence of a nearby desert has no bearing on desertification.
I remember very well how people living in areas close to national borders wanted to find out about the safety features of nearby nuclear power stations.
Yes, it is close by; yes, it is nearby a comparable situation.
Do not forget that both of these flights ended up totally enveloped by dust from volcanoes which had erupted only shortly beforehand and which were relatively nearby.