The phrase "although nearby" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to introduce a contrast or exception related to proximity in a sentence.
Example: "The restaurant was closed, although nearby options were available."
Alternatives: "even though close" or "despite being close".
She lives alone, although nearby friends have adopted her as family.
Although nearby counties had serious damage, most officials agreed that it was not as bad as it could have been.
There are no H.I.V. cases, villagers said, although nearby villages have cases and urban areas are heavily affected.
As we part company with Harry, I hear a woman asking him for directions to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which, although nearby, belongs to another walk.
There are no subway stops in the neighborhood, although nearby on Broadway, the No. 1 stops at 231st Street and 238th Street.
And, although nearby towns like Saugerties and Woodstock have passed resolutions banning the casinos, Ellenville's village government is keeping its options open.
ALTHOUGH the nearby riverfront is not yet reclaimed for recreation, Solera itself sets a standard that certainly suggests pleasant waterside promenades in the hot days to come.
Hogyokudo's fortunes are more poetic than prophetic, although some nearby bakeries use newer fortunes that give advice or make predictions.
Although the nearby port city of Kaohsiung is a stronghold of the Democratic Progressive Party, Chin Jin votes reliably for the Nationalist Party, local officials said, because its fishermen depend on the state for access to fishing grounds.
Surprisingly, the biggest competition is not other theaters, although the nearby regional troupes include the San Jose Repertory Company, Theaterworks in Palo Alto, the Marin Theater Company and the California Shakespeare Company in Orinda, east of Berkeley.
The Lao call this natural wonder their Niagara Falls, and it's certainly dramatic, although lacking nearby souvenir shops and tour boats filled with screaming tourists getting splashed.
