Garden City Minnesota Map
Explore Garden City, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Garden City, Minnesota
| City | Garden City |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Blue Earth County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.047186 |
| Longitude | -94.164958 |
| Population | 339 |
| Density | 73.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 56034 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Mankato |
| School District | Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial |
About Garden City, Minnesota
Garden City is a locality in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 339. The population density is 73.0 people per km². Garden City is located at 44.0472°N, 94.1650°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56034.Garden City emerges from the expansive plains as a quiet intersection of fertile soil and the steady, winding movement of the Watonwan River. It lies 10.9 miles southwest of North Mankato, MN (from North Mankato, MN: bearing 217°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-southeast of Lake Crystal. The landscape here is defined by a vast, open horizon where the light of late afternoon stretches thin and golden over the fields, grounding the earth in a deep, seasonal permanence. Only two miles distant, the Blue Earth County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and marshy stillness, while the surface of Mills Lake reflects the shifting temperaments of the Midwestern sky. The air carries the scent of turned loam and drying corn, a sharp, clean clarity that persists even when the wind brings the promise of the coming winter.
Garden City maintains a character rooted in the legacy of agricultural industry and the deliberate pace of those who work the land. The rhythm of daily life follows the cycles of the harvest, echoing a history built by settlers who recognized the potential in these rich, dark acres. While the distant silhouette of Fort Hill provides the only vertical interruption to the flat expanse, the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding farms and the resilience of the people who cultivate them. Life in Garden City persists with a sturdy, unadorned grace, moving forward through the seasons with the same steady, predictable persistence as the current of the nearby river.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Blue Earth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 341° N
- Gage State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 103° E
- Jones Park And Jaycee Field (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 325° NW
- Welsh Acres Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 321° NW
- O A Vee Memorial State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 018° N
- Minneopa State Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 024° NE
- Rasmussen Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 048° NE
- Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 048° NE
- Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 050° NE
- Conkling Art Center (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 050° NE
- Bresnan Arena (Stadium) — 10.8 mi, 051° NE
- Andreas Theatre (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 050° NE
- Alumni Arch and Plaza (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 051° NE
- Ted Paul Theatre (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 050° NE
- Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 046° NE
- 410 Project (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 044° NE
- Spotlight Theatres Mankato 4 (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 044° NE
- Winter Warrior (Public Artwork) — 11.6 mi, 044° NE
- Kiwanis Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 12.5 mi, 035° NE
- Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 16.8 mi, 052° NE
- Winnebago Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 180° S
- Glueck Park (State Recreation Area) — 19.4 mi, 025° NE
- Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 21.1 mi, 027° NE
- Harold and Ruth Schaefer Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 21.2 mi, 026° NE
- Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 21.2 mi, 131° SE
- Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 21.4 mi, 318° NW
- Former Dam Site (Viewpoint) — 21.8 mi, 319° NW
- John Lind House (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 321° NW
- Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 321° NW
- Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.9 mi, 021° N · 24k acres
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About This Garden City Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Garden City, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.047186, -94.164958. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Garden City includes the ZIP code (56034), telephone area code (320), county seat of Blue Earth County (Mankato), and school district assignment (Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
