Fourcas-Dupre has stood in the shadow of its better-known neighbor, Fourcas-Hosten, but in 1995 it turned out a most attractive wine.

Miller is the site of Pack Monadnock, a 2290ft peak (not to be confused with its better-known neighbor, Mt Monadnock).

But one thing Oxnard has going for it is beachfront property - property a lot more affordable than that of its better-known neighbors to the north and south.

Unlike Aruba and Curaçao, its better-known neighbors, Bonaire doesn't court tourists either by reputation or local attitude.

This gritty industrial city of about 70,000 people is used to being overshadowed by Hartford, its much larger and better-known neighbor eight miles to the northeast.

Like Asbury Park, its better-known neighbor a little to the north, Bradley Beach has been rediscovered.

Its nearest and better-known neighbor, the island of St. Helena, is 1,449 miles to the north, while Cape Town is 1,725 miles to the east.

Florence is only 46 miles away and Pisa 14, but the difference between Lucca and these better-known neighbors has never failed to impress.

It's separated from its bigger and better-known eastern neighbour, Lago Maggiore, by Monte Mottarone.

It is older than its smaller but better-known neighbour, the port of Harwich, and appears in the Domesday Book of 1086.