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The phrase "about three miles away" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate an approximate distance from a specific location.
Example: "The nearest gas station is about three miles away from here."
Alternatives: "approximately three miles distant" or "roughly three miles from here".
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A week later and about three miles away in Canarsie, according to Mr. Browne, Mr. Bell struck up a conversation with a 19-year-old woman around 8 a.m., complimenting her on her looks and asking where he could buy marijuana.
Downtown Sarasota is about three miles away.
About three miles away was another village, Chah, which contained a modest cemetery.
Another cub was found about three miles away by an Internet consultant driving to work.
The men escaped on Nov. 18 and were found about three miles away.
Cabs to the downtown area, about three miles away, cost $10 to $12.
So far they have only spotted three people, about three miles away down the valley.
The convention, about three miles away in South Philadelphia, was largely unfazed.
These days, that would be Frank Gehry's silvery, swooping Walt Disney Concert Hall, about three miles away.
The Panthers routinely contend for Big East titles and N.C.A.A. tournament berths in their new arena about three miles away.
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Friday's lunch was the culmination of a one-day France-UK summit at RAF Brize Norton, about five miles away.
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