Sentence 1: It is near Lough Corrib , on the N59 road to Oughterard and Clifden , in Connemara .
Sentence 2: It is close to Lough Corrib , on the N59 road to Oughterard and Clifden , in Connemara .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?