6.- A REASONABLE DOUBT: NEAR VS NEAR TO

It is claimed that you can say:

the office is near the station (preposition)
the office is near to the station (adjective)

Look it up in a dictionary , ask your friends, meditate, and tell us:

.- Is this actually true?
.- Is the meaning in both cases the same?
.- If the meaning is not the same in both cases, when should we use each of them?
.- Give us three more examples in which you use NEAR or NEAR TO

The first one who answers all these questions correctly will get a free beer in Irish Pub Bermeo. This offer will finish next Friday (Jan 31st)