Interior Ghost Town

Whitman County, Washington46.6475, -117.3814

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
12 miPullman, WA
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
5.7 miAlmota
Illustration of a forest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Interior. No free-licensed photo yet.

Interior is an abandoned town in Whitman County, Washington.

On the map

20 mi40 miLewistonPullmanClarkstonClarkston Heights-VinelandColfaxInterior
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Interior. 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 Pullman, WA, about 12 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Spokane, WA, 70 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Almota5.7 mi northwest
  2. Bishop6.6 mi southeast
  3. Wilcox12 mi northwest
  4. Unfried16 mi south
  5. Elberton24 mi north
  6. Delaney30 mi west
  7. Canyon32 mi west
  8. Riparia34 mi west

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°3826Jan4227Feb5031Mar5735Apr6642May7346Jun8450Jul8550Aug7644Sep6136Oct4631Nov3725DecJan: 2.7 inFeb: 1.9 inMar: 2.0 inApr: 2.0 inMay: 1.8 inJun: 1.2 inJul: 0.4 inAug: 0.5 inSep: 0.7 inOct: 1.8 inNov: 2.6 inDec: 2.8 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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Pullman 2 Nw. August brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Pullman 2 Nw station (USC00456789), 12 miles away. About 20.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationWhitman County, Washington
Coordinates46.64750, -117.38139
SourcesWikidata Q27995377 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Interior ghost town?

In Whitman County, Washington, at 46.6475, -117.3814. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Pullman, WA, about 12 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Spokane, WA, 70 miles away.

Can you visit Interior?

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 Interior?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Pullman 2 Nw. August brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Interior?

Yes. Almota (5.7 mi), Bishop (6.6 mi), Wilcox (12 mi), Unfried (16 mi).

More ghost towns in Washington

All 126 ghost towns in Washington · Ghost towns near Spokane