Around Heron Lake ...
For comparison, Heron Lake has a population of 640 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Heron Lake, with the nearest first.
- Okabena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Wilder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinbrae
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Brewster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bingham Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Storden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sioux Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
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- Westbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jeffers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
For more communities neighboring Heron Lake, please visit our County-by-County Page for Heron Lake.
Jackson County ...
Heron Lake is located in Jackson County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Dickinson (IA), Emmet (IA), Osceola (IA), Cottonwood, Martin, Nobles & Watonwan.
Although it doesn't share a border with Jackson County, Murray is close to Heron Lake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heron Lake ...
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 Heron Lake.
Airports Near Heron Lake ...
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 Heron Lake and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Heron Lake.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Minnesota:
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- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Heron Lake. |
| <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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Heron Lake), 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. |