Welcome to Orchard Garden ...
Orchard Garden is located in Dakota County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Orchard Garden: Orchard Gdn. (or less commonly used: Orchard Gardn., Orchard Grden. or Orchard Grdn.)
Orchard Garden is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Orchard Garden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Orchard Garden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orchard Garden.
- Minneapolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnetonka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
- Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <3>
- Apple Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <3>
- Edina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Louis Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Orchard Garden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orchard Garden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orchard Garden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Garden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard Garden. See our Newspapers Page for Orchard Garden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchard Garden ...
Looking for more information about Orchard Garden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Orchard Garden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orchard Garden.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Dakota, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orchard Garden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |