Midland Ghost Town

Riverside County, California33.8611, -114.8022

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
18 miBlythe, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec6 of 12
Next ghost town
16 miRice
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Midland. No free-licensed photo yet.

Midland, in Riverside County, California, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miBlytheParkerQuartzsiteCienega SpringsMesa VerdeBig RiverMidland
  • Tribal
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Midland. 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 Blythe, CA, about 18 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Lake Havasu City, AZ, 52 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Rice16 mi north
  2. Sablon24 mi northwest
  3. La Paz25 mi southeast
  4. Drift Desert32 mi south
  5. Earp36 mi northeast
  6. Eagle Mountain39 mi west
  7. Empire Flat43 mi northeast
  8. Clip47 mi south

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: Palm Springs/S. Coast Field Office. 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°6843Jan7246Feb8052Mar8757Apr9665May10573Jun10882Jul10882Aug10274Sep9061Oct7749Nov6642DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.6 inMar: 0.5 inApr: 0.1 inMay: 0.1 inJun: 0.0 inJul: 0.3 inAug: 0.4 inSep: 0.3 inOct: 0.2 inNov: 0.2 inDec: 0.4 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run November to April, judging by NOAA normals from Blythe Ap. April to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Blythe Ap station (USW00023158), 18 miles away. About 3.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationRiverside County, California
Coordinates33.86111, -114.80222
Also known asMidland, California, Midland, CA
SourcesWikidata Q6842292 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Midland ghost town?

In Riverside County, California, at 33.8611, -114.8022. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Blythe, CA, about 18 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Lake Havasu City, AZ, 52 miles away.

Can you visit Midland?

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: Palm Springs/S. Coast Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Midland?

Mild months here run November to April, judging by NOAA normals from Blythe Ap. April to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Midland?

Yes. Rice (16 mi), Sablon (24 mi), La Paz (25 mi), Drift Desert (32 mi).

More ghost towns in California

All 240 ghost towns in California · Ghost towns near Lake Havasu City