near vs nearly

Near describes physical or temporal proximity, while nearly indicates that something is almost but not quite the case.

• near

  Close in space or time.

  The new coffee shop is very near the office building.

• nearly

  Almost or very close to.

  It took nearly three hours to finish the quarterly report.

• Wrong: Is there a gas station nearly the highway exit?→Right: Is there a gas station near the highway exit?

• Wrong: The project is near finished after weeks of hard work.→Right: The project is nearly finished after weeks of hard work.

Near is for distance; nearly is for degree.