proximate to the restaurant

[kachibibb]

Can "proximate" meaning "close to" or "near" be used this way?

There is a restaurant proximate to this church.

 

[Rover_KE]

No. [click]

 

[Tarheel]

I don't know why you would want to use "proximate" in the first place. In fact, I'd be as unsure of its proper use as you are. (It's rarely seen because it's rarely used.)