O'Brien Ghost Town

King County, Washington47.4122, -122.2370

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
1.9 miKent, WA
Mild months
Mar–Oct8 of 12
Next ghost town
2 miOrillia
O'Brien, Washington
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

O'Brien is an abandoned town in King County, Washington.

On the map

20 mi40 miRentonBurienO'Brien
  • State
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: O'Brien. 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 Kent, WA, about 1.9 miles southeast in a straight line.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Orillia2 mi north
  2. Foster5.1 mi north
  3. Riverton6.7 mi northwest
  4. Monohon14 mi northeast
  5. Franklin15 mi southeast
  6. Taylor16 mi east
  7. Barneston18 mi east
  8. Osceola18 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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: LOTH72. 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°4836Jan5136Feb5639Mar6143Apr6849May7253Jun7857Jul7857Aug7252Sep6146Oct5339Nov4735DecJan: 5.8 inFeb: 4.0 inMar: 4.4 inApr: 3.1 inMay: 2.1 inJun: 1.7 inJul: 0.7 inAug: 0.9 inSep: 1.5 inOct: 4.1 inNov: 6.2 inDec: 5.8 inrain
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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Kent.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Kent station (USC00454169), 0.5 miles away. About 40.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationKing County, Washington
Coordinates47.41220, -122.23700
Also known asO'Brien, Washington
SourcesWikidata Q14713860 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is O'Brien ghost town?

In King County, Washington, at 47.4122, -122.2370. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Kent, WA, about 1.9 miles southeast in a straight line.

Can you visit O'Brien?

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: LOTH72. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit O'Brien?

Mild months here run March to October, judging by NOAA normals from Kent.

Are there other ghost towns near O'Brien?

Yes. Orillia (2 mi), Foster (5.1 mi), Riverton (6.7 mi), Monohon (14 mi).

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