immediate surroundings
- vicinityNearby surrounding area
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- surroundingsArea around something
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- localeSpecific place or area
ambient · proximity · nearby · setting · atmosphere · space · context · milieu · backdrop · scenery · landscape · habitat · terrain · perimeter · local · close · adjacent · peripheral
spatial proximity
immediate surroundingsremote areas
Isolated, hard-to-reach places
the beyond · remote locations · outer reaches · the periphery · far-off lands