An hour drive is "nearby"?

Murtha doesn’t actually represent Altoona; he represents nearby Johnstown...

First of all, Altoona is in Blair County. Johnstown is in Cambria county.

While these two counties are nearby, the cities within those counties are not too close. According to Mapquest, the drive from Altoona to Johnston (in Cambria) is a 55 minute drive.