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About Dawson, MN

Dawson is a farming town of 1,500 people in western Minnesota, sitting where US Highway 212 and State Highway 9 cross. Most visitors come from regional centers like Marshall (45 miles southeast) or Morris (35 miles northeast) via these state routes. The town sits in classic prairie country with endless corn and soybean fields. Its towering concrete grain elevator, built in the early 1900s and still operating today, dominates the skyline and can be seen for miles across the flat farmland.

Where is Dawson, MN on the map?

Dawson, MN is in United States, at 44.929, -96.050 - about 39 km north-east of Canby, MN.

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The closest airport to Dawson, MN is Watertown Regional Airport, 95 km (about 1 h 31 min by car).

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