Arena Ghost Town

Burleigh County, North Dakota47.1272, -100.1622

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
35 miLincoln, ND
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Next ghost town
38 miHeaton
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Arena. No free-licensed photo yet.

Arena is a former settlement in Burleigh County, North Dakota, listed among the ghost towns of North Dakota.

On the map

20 mi40 miBismarckMandanLincolnWashburnArena
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Arena. 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 Lincoln, ND, about 35 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bismarck, ND, 36 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Heaton38 mi northeast
  2. Sanger39 mi west
  3. Saint Anthony50 mi southwest
  4. Temvik53 mi south
  5. Alfred66 mi southeast
  6. Sims68 mi west
  7. Freda72 mi southwest
  8. Verendrye74 mi north

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

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

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.

Weather by month

-10°10°30°50°70°90°17-1Jan212Feb3315Mar5028Apr6440May7352Jun7957Jul7855Aug6945Sep5332Oct3618Nov226Dec
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Tuttle 12Nne.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Tuttle 12Nne station (USC00328853), 17 miles away.

Facts

LocationBurleigh County, North Dakota
Coordinates47.12722, -100.16222
SourcesWikidata Q25021583 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Arena ghost town?

In Burleigh County, North Dakota, at 47.1272, -100.1622. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Lincoln, ND, about 35 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bismarck, ND, 36 miles away.

Can you visit Arena?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Arena?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Tuttle 12Nne.

Are there other ghost towns near Arena?

Yes. Heaton (38 mi), Sanger (39 mi).

More ghost towns in North Dakota

All 37 ghost towns in North Dakota