near point
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That means taking residents to appointments off the island, which lies about 10 miles from the landing near Point Defiance Park. — Alexis Krell, The Seattle Times, "Aging sex offenders on McNeil Island needed 557 medical trips last year," 21 July 2018 The region encompassing San Francisco Bay — between Horse Mountain/Shelter Cove in Humboldt County and Pigeon Point/Half Moon Bay — will be open from late July through September, with a small area near Point Reyes also open in October. — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, "Another short salmon season means skimpy year, high prices," 30 Apr. 2018 Try surface plugs and plastic frogs near points and structure at daybreak. — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Central Florida fishing forecast: July 13," 12 July 2018 Try near points, culverts and run-outs created from rainfall. — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Central Florida fishing forecast: July 7," 6 July 2018 Look for bait pods and try near points, docks and the edges of grass beds. — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Cental Florida fishing forecast: July 4," 3 July 2018 According to People, Ashcraft survived at sea for 41 days on a diet of peanut butter and determination during her 700-mile journey to the nearest point of land in Hawaii. — Morgan M. Evans, Fox News, "'Adrift' star Shailene Woodley reveals she maintained a 'miserable' 350 calories a day diet for film," 28 June 2018 According to the Volvo Ocean Race findings, there were between nine and 26 particles of microplastic per cubic metre near Point Nemo. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, "Sailor sacrifices sleep for science to save the planet," 8 June 2018 The most haunting war memorial in San Francisco stands near Point Lobos, above the Lands End trail overlooking the Pacific. — Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, "In World War II, San Francisco’s namesake ship was a Navy hero," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'near point.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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