Manse Ghost Town

Nye County, Nevada36.1547, -115.9022

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.1 miPahrump, NV
Mild months
Feb–Nov6 of 12
Next ghost town
21 miJohnnie
Illustration of a desert landscape
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Manse, in Nye County, Nevada, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miLas VegasEnterpriseSpring ValleyPahrumpWinchesterManse
  • BLM
  • National Park Service
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Manse. 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 Pahrump, NV, about 7.1 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Spring Valley, NV, 36 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Johnnie21 mi northwest
  2. Gerstley23 mi west
  3. Potosi Mining District24 mi southeast
  4. Lila C34 mi west
  5. Goodsprings34 mi southeast
  6. Bard39 mi east
  7. Greenwater40 mi west
  8. Borax44 mi southeast

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°5828Jan6232Feb6938Mar7644Apr8553May9561Jun10168Jul10066Aug9357Sep8145Oct6734Nov5727DecJan: 0.7 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 0.6 inApr: 0.3 inMay: 0.2 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 0.4 inAug: 0.2 inSep: 0.4 inOct: 0.4 inNov: 0.2 inDec: 0.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to May, October to November, judging by NOAA normals from Pahrump 4 Nw. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Pahrump 4 Nw station (USC00265890), 11 miles away. About 5.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationNye County, Nevada
Coordinates36.15472, -115.90222
SourcesWikidata Q54959673 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Manse ghost town?

In Nye County, Nevada, at 36.1547, -115.9022. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Pahrump, NV, about 7.1 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Spring Valley, NV, 36 miles away.

Can you visit Manse?

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 Manse?

Mild months here run February to May, October to November, judging by NOAA normals from Pahrump 4 Nw. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Manse?

Yes. Johnnie (21 mi), Gerstley (23 mi), Potosi Mining District (24 mi), Lila C (34 mi).

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