Loring Ghost Town
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska55.6025, -131.6360
Can you visit?
Likely private land
Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first
- Nearest town
- 17 miKetchikan, AK
- Mild months
- May–Sep5 of 12
- Next ghost town
- 44 miSulzer
Loring is a ghost town in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. The largest census count on record is 4 people in 2010.
On the map
- Private or unlisted
Star: Loring. 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 Ketchikan, AK, about 17 miles south in a straight line.
Ghost towns nearby
- Sulzer44 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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Tongass National Forest. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.
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
Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Ketchikan 10N.
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Ketchikan 10N station (USC00504594), 13 miles away. About 104.7 inches of precipitation a year.
Facts
| Location | Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55.60250, -131.63600 |
| Census counts | 2010: 4 · 2020: 0 |
| Also known as | Loring, Alaska |
| Sources | Wikidata Q5979198 · Wikipedia article |
Questions
Where is Loring ghost town?
In Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, at 55.6025, -131.6360. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Ketchikan, AK, about 17 miles south in a straight line.
Can you visit Loring?
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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Tongass National Forest. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.
When is the best time to visit Loring?
Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Ketchikan 10N.
