Moffit Ghost Town

Hardee County, Florida27.4548, -81.7968

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
2.7 miZolfo Springs, FL
Mild months
Jan–Dec7 of 12
Next ghost town
5.7 miPopash
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Moffit. No free-licensed photo yet.

Moffit is an abandoned town in Hardee County, Florida.

On the map

20 mi40 miSebringAvon ParkArcadiaSoutheast ArcadiaFort MeadeWauchulaAlturasMoffit
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Moffit. 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 Zolfo Springs, FL, about 2.7 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is North Port, FL, 37 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Popash5.7 mi northeast
  2. Sweetwater6.5 mi southeast
  3. Ona7.2 mi west
  4. Bereah17 mi northeast
  5. Pine Level18 mi southwest
  6. Edgeville21 mi southwest
  7. Pittsburg23 mi northeast
  8. Brewster23 mi northwest

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°7348Jan7650Feb8053Mar8458Apr8964May9170Jun9272Jul9273Aug9072Sep8665Oct8056Nov7551DecJan: 2.3 inFeb: 2.2 inMar: 3.0 inApr: 2.9 inMay: 3.5 inJun: 8.5 inJul: 7.7 inAug: 8.5 inSep: 6.3 inOct: 3.1 inNov: 2.0 inDec: 2.1 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

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

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Wauchula station (USC00089401), 6.4 miles away. About 52.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationHardee County, Florida
Coordinates27.45476, -81.79675
SourcesWikidata Q25339051 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Moffit ghost town?

In Hardee County, Florida, at 27.4548, -81.7968. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Zolfo Springs, FL, about 2.7 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is North Port, FL, 37 miles away.

Can you visit Moffit?

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 Moffit?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Moffit?

Yes. Popash (5.7 mi), Sweetwater (6.5 mi), Ona (7.2 mi), Bereah (17 mi).

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