Around Northfield ...
For comparison, Northfield has a population of 20,800 people.
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Northfield, with the nearest first.
- Waterford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dundas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dennison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Eureka Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nerstrand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wangs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Elko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elko New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- Trondjem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
For more communities neighboring Northfield, please visit our County-by-County Page for Northfield.
Rice County ...
Northfield is primarily located in Rice County<3>. A portion of Northfield extends into Dakota County.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rice County: Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Scott, Steele & Waseca.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northfield ...
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 Northfield.
Airports Near Northfield ...
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 Northfield and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Northfield.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northfield ...
Looking for more information about Northfield? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Northfield. 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 Northfield, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Northfield.
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:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- 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 Northfield. |
| <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 Rice, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Northfield), 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. |