vicinity
The nearby region
Vicinity means the surrounding area or neighborhood: There are several good restaurants in the vicinity.
It often appears with "in the vicinity of" to indicate nearness: The suspect was last seen in the vicinity of the train station.
The phrase also approximates quantities: The repair will cost in the vicinity of five hundred dollars.
Outlying residential district
- districtBounded administrative area
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- quarterOne of four parts
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
borough · ward · precinct · residential area · streets · development · subdivision · housing
Surrounding districts or areas
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- settingContext of events
- localeSpecific place or area
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
scenery · backdrop · ambiance · atmosphere · context · milieu · terrain · grounds
At small distance
- closeNearby or to shut
- neighboringSituated beside another
- nearShort distance away
- surroundingEnclosing on all sides
bordering · contiguous · adjoining · abutting · next-door · immediate · nigh · within reach
suburb
Outlying residential district
enclave · borough · ward · precinct · residential area · streets · development · subdivision · housing · locale
environs
Surrounding districts or areas
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- settingContext of events
- localeSpecific place or area
landscape · scenery · backdrop · ambiance · atmosphere · context · milieu · terrain · grounds · outskirts
nearby
At small distance
- closeNearby or to shut
- neighboringSituated beside another
- nearShort distance away
surrounding · bordering · contiguous · adjoining · abutting · next-door · immediate · nigh · within reach · at hand
zone
Bounded area designation
expanse · tract · grounds · space · stretch · domain · locale · site · location · range
- location termsGPS, coordinates, latitude, longitude, mapping
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- locationhere, there, place, position, location
- places & surroundingslandscape, scenery, terrain, neighborhood, locale
- location wordshere, there, where, north, south
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, closeness
vicinitydistance
Space between two points
remoteness · farness · faraway · removal · hinterland
vicinityeverywhere
In all places
nowhere · the whole world · totality · infinity · vastness
- in the vicinityClose to a location