When the moon is it at perigee, it's 31,000 miles closer than at apogee.
Voyager 2, which is leaving the solar system in a different direction, is 3bn miles closer.
Chicago is about 1,000 miles closer to Vazquez's home in Ponce, P.R., than Phoenix.
Peterson, whose family lives in Wall Township, N.J., had been looking for a job 2,500 miles closer to home.
At perigee, the moon is around 31,000 miles closer than when it is furthest away from the Earth.
I almost landed at an airport 10 miles closer than the one I was supposed to be going to.
A motorcyclist we met a hundred miles closer to civilization had suggested, "Relax your grip and let the motorcycle steer itself on the bridge.
In October, Combat Outpost Margah, a few miles closer to the border, repelled a large-scale nighttime assault that left five Americans wounded and 92 insurgents dead.
McCoy found an easier landing spot on the bank of the Missouri that was several miles closer to Westport, and soon riverboats began unloading there.
Mr. Musk not only apologized, he said the charging stations should be 60 miles closer together and offered me a second test drive when additional stations were built.
The capital of Gujarat is 851 miles (1370km) from the capital of Tamil Nadu, which is 1,000 miles closer than Singapore.(Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images).
