Земельный участок находится рядом.

Земельный участок is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.

• участок is a masculine singular noun
• земельный is a masculine singular adjective
• the adjective matches the noun in gender, number, and case

So the ending -ый in земельный matches a masculine nominative singular noun like участок.

Yes, it is very commonly treated as a set phrase.

Literally:

• земельный = relating to land
• участок = plot, section, area

Together, земельный участок means land plot, plot of land, or parcel of land. In legal, real-estate, and official contexts, this is a standard expression.

In Russian, есть is usually not used the same way English uses is for location.

To say where something is located, Russian often uses verbs like:

• находиться = to be located
• располагаться = to be situated
• sometimes simply no verb in some contexts, though that is less common in a full sentence like this

So:

• Земельный участок находится рядом. = The plot of land is located nearby.

Using есть here would sound unnatural for normal location.

Находится is the 3rd person singular present tense form of находиться.

That means it agrees with the singular subject земельный участок.

Breakdown:

• infinitive: находиться
• present tense: находится = is located, is situated

The ending -ся is part of the verb. In this sentence, you should learn находиться as a whole verb meaning to be located.

Russian has no articles.

So земельный участок can mean:

• a plot of land
• the plot of land

The exact meaning depends on context. English needs an article, but Russian does not.

Here, рядом is being used as an adverb meaning nearby.

So:

• находится рядом = is nearby

If you want to say next to / near something specific, Russian often uses:

• рядом с домом = near the house
• рядом с дорогой = near the road

In that pattern, рядом is followed by с plus the instrumental case.

But in your sentence, there is no named object after it, so рядом simply means nearby.

Yes. Russian word order is more flexible than English, although different orders can sound more neutral, emphatic, or context-dependent.

Neutral order:

• Земельный участок находится рядом.

Other possible orders:

• Рядом находится земельный участок.
• Земельный участок рядом. — possible in some contexts, but less explicit and more conversational

The version with находится sounds clear and neutral, especially in written or descriptive language.

Yes, often you can.

For example:

• Земельный участок расположен рядом.

This also means The plot of land is located nearby.

Difference in tone:

• находится = neutral, common, straightforward
• расположен = slightly more formal or descriptive, often seen in advertisements, official descriptions, or written information

Both are correct.

This is a very useful distinction.

• земельный = related to land, property, territory, land use
• земляной = made of earth/soil, earthen

So:

• земельный участок = plot of land
• земляной вал = earthen rampart
• земляной пол = dirt floor

For land as property or a legal plot, земельный is the correct adjective.

A helpful stress guide is:

Земе́льный уча́сток нахо́дится ря́дом.

Approximate pronunciation:

• зе-МЕЛЬ-ный
• у-ЧАС-ток
• на-ХО-ди-тся
• РЯ-дом

A learner should especially notice:

• the stress in земе́льный
• the stress in уча́сток
• the stress in нахо́дится
• the stress in ря́дом

Yes, it is natural, especially in descriptive, informational, or real-estate contexts.

It sounds like something you might read or hear in:

• a property description
• directions
• a legal or administrative context
• a neutral spoken explanation

In casual speech, a native speaker might also say something shorter depending on context, but Земельный участок находится рядом is perfectly normal and correct.