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Around Wood Lake ...

For comparison, Wood Lake has a population of 400 people.

Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Wood Lake, with the nearest first.

  • Hanley Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Echo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <2>
  • Cottonwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Belview is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Granite Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hazel Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Vesta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vesta is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Sacred Heart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaforth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Clarkfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Delhi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Delhi is located in Redwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Milroy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lucan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Maynard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

For more communities neighboring Wood Lake, please visit our County-by-County Page for Wood Lake.

Yellow Medicine County ...

Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yellow Medicine County: Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville & Deuel (SD).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood 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 Wood Lake.

Airports Near Wood 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 Wood Lake and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Wood Lake.

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 Wood 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 Yellow Medicine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wood 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.