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Around Good Thunder ...

For comparison, Good Thunder has a population of 570 people.

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Good Thunder, with the nearest first.

  • Beauford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
  • Garden City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Vernon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Rapidan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
  • Mapleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Amboy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
  • Skyline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Lake Crystal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Clair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Mankato
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <2>
    • North Mankato
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Willow Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Eagle Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Judson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Pemberton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people

For more communities neighboring Good Thunder, please visit our County-by-County Page for Good Thunder.

Blue Earth County ...

Good Thunder is located in Blue Earth County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blue Earth County: Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Waseca & Watonwan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Good Thunder ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Good Thunder.

Airports Near Good Thunder ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Good Thunder and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Good Thunder.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Good Thunder ...

Looking for more information about Good Thunder? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Good Thunder. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Good Thunder, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Good Thunder.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Good Thunder.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Blue Earth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Good Thunder), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.