1100 miles isn't what most folks would call close. Reno to Tucson is about 1000 miles, isn't it?
Let me pull my atlas out, here...ummm...yup, that looks about right. I didn't think you were that far away.
Still, it's all relative...in your case, the 'border' has moved itself close to you. Did you see the satire posted last week about Mexicans moving north when Los Angeles was declared to be part of Mexico?