Numa Ghost Town

Grant County, Oklahoma36.8033, -97.6061

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
16 miCaldwell, KS
Mild months
Mar–Nov6 of 12
Next ghost town
22 miAutwine
Illustration of a plains landscape
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Numa, in Grant County, Oklahoma, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miEnidPonca CityArkansas CityWellingtonBlackwellPerryTonkawaNuma
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Numa. 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 Caldwell, KS, about 16 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Enid, OK, 31 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Autwine22 mi east
  2. Dilworth23 mi northeast
  3. Cross29 mi east
  4. Albion34 mi north
  5. Ewell37 mi north
  6. Union Valley38 mi northwest
  7. Washunga43 mi east
  8. Sumner43 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

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Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to May, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Medford 1Sw Mesonet. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Medford 1Sw Mesonet station (USC00345769), 7.8 miles away.

Facts

LocationGrant County, Oklahoma
Coordinates36.80330, -97.60610
Also known asNuma, Oklahoma
SourcesWikidata Q14708643 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Numa ghost town?

In Grant County, Oklahoma, at 36.8033, -97.6061. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Caldwell, KS, about 16 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Enid, OK, 31 miles away.

Can you visit Numa?

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 Numa?

Mild months here run March to May, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Medford 1Sw Mesonet. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Numa?

Yes. Autwine (22 mi), Dilworth (23 mi), Cross (29 mi), Albion (34 mi).

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