Near adv. : At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.

Near adv. : Nearly; almost; well-nigh.

Near adv. : Closely; intimately.

Near adv. : Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.

Near adv. : Closely connected or related.

Near adv. : Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.

Near adv. : Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.

Near adv. : So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.

Near adv. : Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.

Near a : Immediate; direct; close; short.

Near a : Close-fisted; parsimonious.

Near prep. : Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.

Near adv. : To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.

Near v. i. : To draw near; to approach.

Example:
What is the Nearest place to stay Near Union Square Manhattan?

Taxonomy
Eros, Earth, Shoemaker spacecraft, asteroid Eros, 433 Eros, Asteroid Rendezvous Mission, Science, Discovery Mission, space science, final descent, Science Articles, Asteroid Rendezvous, asteroid, near-earth, solar system, planet, planetesimal, multispectral.

Defination from the web:
NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft and its mission.