Lynn Ghost Town

Alameda County, California37.8011, -122.2331

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
1.5 miPiedmont, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec12 of 12
Next ghost town
12 miRussell City
Illustration of a forest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Lynn. No free-licensed photo yet.

Lynn, in Alameda County, California, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miBerkeleySan LeandroEl CerritoLynn
  • City, county
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Lynn. 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 Piedmont, CA, about 1.5 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Oakland, CA, 2.2 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Russell City12 mi southeast
  2. Winehaven14 mi northwest
  3. Stokes Landing15 mi south
  4. Eckley18 mi north
  5. Port Chicago21 mi northeast
  6. Acelanus21 mi northeast
  7. Nortonville22 mi northeast
  8. Ambrose22 mi northeast

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: Live Oak Memorial Pool. 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

0°20°40°60°80°100°6045Jan6247Feb6549Mar6750Apr6953May7255Jun7257Jul7358Aug7557Sep7355Oct6649Nov6045DecJan: 4.3 inFeb: 4.3 inMar: 3.2 inApr: 1.4 inMay: 0.8 inJun: 0.2 inJul: 0.0 inAug: 0.1 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 1.1 inNov: 2.4 inDec: 4.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run all year, judging by NOAA normals from Oakland Museum.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Oakland Museum station (USC00046336), 1.7 miles away. About 22.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationAlameda County, California
Coordinates37.80110, -122.23310
SourcesWikidata Q16920578 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Lynn ghost town?

In Alameda County, California, at 37.8011, -122.2331. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Piedmont, CA, about 1.5 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Oakland, CA, 2.2 miles away.

Can you visit Lynn?

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: Live Oak Memorial Pool. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Lynn?

Mild months here run all year, judging by NOAA normals from Oakland Museum.

Are there other ghost towns near Lynn?

Yes. Russell City (12 mi), Winehaven (14 mi), Stokes Landing (15 mi), Eckley (18 mi).

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