So average Joe asked John Q.Public for directions to the nearest bank.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

But he followed their directions to the nearest bank.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

She says the nearest food station is too far for her to walk.

VOA: standard.2010.01.26

"Even an optimist like Frank Drake estimates that there would be no more than about in the galaxy, which means that the nearest one is likely to be about 1,000 light years away."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16