Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/UnconnectedWays.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/UnconnectedWays.java	(revision 10775)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/UnconnectedWays.java	(revision 10776)
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.QuadBuckets;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Way;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.Ellipsoid;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.validation.Severity;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.validation.Test;
@@ -389,5 +390,5 @@
             // overlap a bit and can return duplicate nodes.
             nearbyNodeCache = null;
-            List<LatLon> bounds = this.getBounds(dist);
+            List<LatLon> bounds = this.getBounds(dist * (360.0d / (Ellipsoid.WGS84.a * 2 * Math.PI)));
             List<Node> foundNodes = endnodesHighway.search(new BBox(bounds.get(0), bounds.get(1)));
             foundNodes.addAll(endnodes.search(new BBox(bounds.get(0), bounds.get(1))));