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[mings]

Please help me explain. I don't know what 'to'(underlined) means.

'He invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village about 60 kilometers to the north of HN.'

Thanks.

[elliot]

This can be used when describing a distance travelled.
For example. I ran to the shop. (covering a distance)
It kind of means "towards" as well
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[Vin21]

[RedRose]

I didn't get this sentence either. confusing grammar.

[bud]

It (to the) is an expression used sometimes when describing geographical relationships. Lake George is 50 miles to the north of Albany. It might be a bit archaic, and it isn't necessary. (At least, in these two sentences it can be eliminated with no change in meaning.)

He invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village about 60 kilometers north of HN.

Lake George is 50 miles north of Albany.

[mings]

All your help made me widen my knowledge of English.

Thank all of you a lot.

[Vin21]

Thanks bud,
You're very helpful.

[river1974]

[bud]

That doesn't quite work, River. You could change it to, "Lake George is 50 miles away from Albany, to the north" where "to the north" is added as clarification.