Peek Ghost Town

Ellis County, Oklahoma35.9703, -99.6309

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
25 miShattuck, OK
Mild months
Mar–Nov7 of 12
Next ghost town
9.2 miGrand
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Peek. No free-licensed photo yet.

Peek is a ghost town in Ellis County, Oklahoma.

On the map

20 mi40 miWoodwardElk CityCanadianShattuckMoorelandPeek
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Peek. 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 Shattuck, OK, about 25 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Enid, OK, 103 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Grand9.2 mi west
  2. Crawford14 mi southwest
  3. Lenora32 mi east
  4. Cestos32 mi east
  5. Berlin36 mi south
  6. Catesby41 mi northwest
  7. Independence42 mi southeast
  8. Foss44 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°4722Jan5125Feb6033Mar6941Apr7852May8662Jun9267Jul9165Aug8258Sep7245Oct5932Nov4824DecJan: 0.8 inFeb: 1.0 inMar: 1.7 inApr: 2.4 inMay: 3.5 inJun: 3.6 inJul: 2.5 inAug: 3.0 inSep: 2.0 inOct: 2.6 inNov: 1.1 inDec: 1.3 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 June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Arnett 3Ne. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Arnett 3Ne station (USC00340332), 14 miles away. About 25.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationEllis County, Oklahoma
Coordinates35.97032, -99.63094
SourcesWikidata Q28208990 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Peek ghost town?

In Ellis County, Oklahoma, at 35.9703, -99.6309. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Shattuck, OK, about 25 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Enid, OK, 103 miles away.

Can you visit Peek?

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 Peek?

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Arnett 3Ne. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Peek?

Yes. Grand (9.2 mi), Crawford (14 mi), Lenora (32 mi), Cestos (32 mi).

More ghost towns in Oklahoma

All 108 ghost towns in Oklahoma