Dick Ghost Town

Weld County, Colorado40.0314, -104.9372

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
2.3 miDacono, CO
Mild months
Apr–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
4.8 miSerene
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Dick. No free-licensed photo yet.

Dick, in Weld County, Colorado, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miThorntonBroomfieldBrightonNorthglennFirestoneDick
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Dick. 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 Dacono, CO, about 2.3 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Thornton, CO, 7.7 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Serene4.8 mi west
  2. Henderson8.4 mi southeast
  3. Arapahoe22 mi southwest
  4. Montana City25 mi south
  5. Mount Vernon28 mi southwest
  6. Tungsten29 mi west
  7. Caribou34 mi west
  8. Nevadaville36 mi southwest

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

0°20°40°60°80°100°4416Jan4618Feb5627Mar6334Apr7243May8452Jun9058Jul8856Aug8047Sep6635Oct5325Nov4416DecJan: 0.4 inFeb: 0.4 inMar: 1.0 inApr: 1.8 inMay: 2.4 inJun: 1.4 inJul: 1.7 inAug: 1.8 inSep: 1.2 inOct: 1.0 inNov: 0.7 inDec: 0.4 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to June, August to October, judging by NOAA normals from Brighton 3 Se. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from October to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Brighton 3 Se station (USC00050950), 8.1 miles away. About 14.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationWeld County, Colorado
Coordinates40.03139, -104.93722
Also known asDick, CO
SourcesWikidata Q108672627

Questions

Where is Dick ghost town?

In Weld County, Colorado, at 40.0314, -104.9372. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Dacono, CO, about 2.3 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Thornton, CO, 7.7 miles away.

Can you visit Dick?

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 Dick?

Mild months here run April to June, August to October, judging by NOAA normals from Brighton 3 Se. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from October to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Dick?

Yes. Serene (4.8 mi), Henderson (8.4 mi), Arapahoe (22 mi), Montana City (25 mi).

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