Inskip Station Ghost Town

Malheur County, Oregon42.9505, -117.3395

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
49 miMarsing, ID
Mild months
Apr–Oct5 of 12
Next ghost town
0.4 miDanner
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Inskip Station, in Malheur County, Oregon, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miInskip Station
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Inskip Station. 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 Marsing, ID, about 49 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Nampa, ID, 59 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Danner0.4 mi south
  2. De Lamar26 mi east
  3. Dewey30 mi east
  4. Silver City31 mi east
  5. Ruby City31 mi east
  6. Jonesboro65 mi northwest
  7. Comical Turn66 mi southeast
  8. Andrews73 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°4118Jan4821Feb5825Mar6430Apr7338May8344Jun9350Jul9247Aug8238Sep6828Oct5222Nov4017DecJan: 0.8 inFeb: 0.7 inMar: 0.7 inApr: 1.1 inMay: 1.4 inJun: 1.0 inJul: 0.3 inAug: 0.2 inSep: 0.4 inOct: 0.7 inNov: 0.7 inDec: 0.9 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, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Rome 2 Nw. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Rome 2 Nw station (USC00357310), 17 miles away. About 8.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationMalheur County, Oregon
Coordinates42.95046, -117.33951
SourcesWikidata Q112270757

Questions

Where is Inskip Station ghost town?

In Malheur County, Oregon, at 42.9505, -117.3395. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Marsing, ID, about 49 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Nampa, ID, 59 miles away.

Can you visit Inskip Station?

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 Inskip Station?

Mild months here run April to June, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Rome 2 Nw. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Inskip Station?

Yes. Danner (0.4 mi), De Lamar (26 mi), Dewey (30 mi), Silver City (31 mi).

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