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About Lafayette, MN

Lafayette is a small farming town of 484 people in south-central Minnesota's Nicollet County. Highway 15 runs north-south through town, connecting to New Ulm 8 miles south and Sleepy Eye 12 miles north, while County Road 21 provides east-west access. Most long-distance visitors arrive via Interstate 94 or Highway 14 from the Twin Cities, about 90 miles away. The town's 1902 grain elevator still operates today and serves as a visible landmark across the surrounding farmland.

Where is Lafayette, MN on the map?

Lafayette, MN is in United States, at 44.447, -94.393 - about 26 km south-west of Gaylord, MN.

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The closest airport to Lafayette, MN is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field, 133 km (about 1 h 44 min by car).

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