In addition there is a shorter way to go to get to Laughlin from Las Vegas than shown on the map.
The truth distance between two plots of land would be as the crow flies and from border of plot a border to plot b.
So first question: what is the the direct distance “as the crow fly” from the closest border point of plot A to border point of plot B?.. Given the size of these to plots they might even touch at some point. And given it for environmental offset they don't even need to touch..
Sorry but the reporter in this story seem to be trying to be deliberately dense to not find a connection