in a backwater

distant far-flung far-off faraway inaccessible isolated lonely lonesome obscure outlying private secluded unknown

alien back backwoods boondocks far frontier secret wild

beyond devious foreign god-knows-where godforsaken middle of nowhere off the beaten path off-lying outlandish removed retired undiscovered unsettled

befriended close known loved mingling near open public sociable

approachable convenient friendly gentle likely nearby possible probable related relevant warm