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Around Sterling Center ...

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Sterling Center, with the nearest first.

  • Amboy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <1>
  • Vernon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Good Thunder
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mapleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Beauford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
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  • Delavan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Delavan is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Willow Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
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  • Garden City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
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  • Winnebago
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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    • Easton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Easton is located in Faribault County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Minnesota Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rapidan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
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    • Huntley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntley is located in Faribault County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Lake Crystal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pemberton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people

For more communities neighboring Sterling Center, please visit our County-by-County Page for Sterling Center.

Blue Earth County ...

Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County<2>.

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 Sterling Center ...

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 Sterling Center.

Airports Near Sterling Center ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Sterling Center and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Sterling Center.

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Sterling Center), 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.