Clyde Ghost Town

Cavalier County, North Dakota48.7700, -98.8989

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
24 miLangdon, ND
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Elevation
1,620 ft493 m
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Clyde. No free-licensed photo yet.

Clyde is a former settlement in Cavalier County, North Dakota, listed among the ghost towns of North Dakota. It lies at about 1,620 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miLangdonBelcourtCandoClyde
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Clyde. 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 Langdon, ND, about 24 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Forks, ND, 102 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Whitman55 mi southeast
  2. Omemee66 mi west
  3. Carbury75 mi west
  4. Robbin81 mi east
  5. Mose85 mi south
  6. Heaton94 mi south
  7. Verendrye96 mi southwest
  8. Sherbrooke106 mi southeast

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°12-5Jan17-2Feb3012Mar4828Apr6440May7252Jun7756Jul7654Aug6744Sep5131Oct3216Nov182DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.4 inMar: 0.6 inApr: 1.1 inMay: 3.1 inJun: 4.2 inJul: 3.4 inAug: 2.5 inSep: 2.1 inOct: 1.5 inNov: 0.8 inDec: 0.6 inrain
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 Langdon Exp Farm. Snow is normal from October to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Langdon Exp Farm station (USC00324958), 25 miles away. About 20.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationCavalier County, North Dakota
Coordinates48.77000, -98.89890
Elevation1,620 ft (493 m)
Also known asClyde, ND
SourcesWikidata Q15985612 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Clyde ghost town?

In Cavalier County, North Dakota, at 48.7700, -98.8989. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Langdon, ND, about 24 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Forks, ND, 102 miles away.

Can you visit Clyde?

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 Clyde?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Langdon Exp Farm. Snow is normal from October to May.

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