Aguikchuk Ghost Town

Bethel Census Area, Alaska60.4744, -164.4353

Can you visit?

Public land, limited access

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge · Permit, fee or season

Nearest town
91 miHooper Bay, AK
Next ghost town
103 miArolik
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Aguikchuk is an abandoned town in Bethel Census Area, Alaska.

On the map

20 mi40 miAguikchuk
  • Other federal

Star: Aguikchuk. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hooper Bay, AK, about 91 miles northwest in a straight line.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Arolik103 mi southeast
  2. Ohagamiut115 mi northeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Other federal land: Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge

PAD-US places this spot on Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, land managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. PAD-US marks access as restricted: expect a permit, a fee, set hours or a seasonal closure. Check with the manager before you go.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Facts

LocationBethel Census Area, Alaska
Coordinates60.47444, -164.43528
SourcesWikidata Q85740139 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Aguikchuk ghost town?

In Bethel Census Area, Alaska, at 60.4744, -164.4353. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hooper Bay, AK, about 91 miles northwest in a straight line.

Can you visit Aguikchuk?

Public land, limited access. PAD-US places this spot on Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, land managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. PAD-US marks access as restricted: expect a permit, a fee, set hours or a seasonal closure. Check with the manager before you go.

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