Pithole Ghost Town

Venango County, Pennsylvania41.5239, -79.5814

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.2 miHasson Heights, PA
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
5.3 miPetroleum Center
Pithole, Pennsylvania
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pithole, in Venango County, Pennsylvania, is a ghost town. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

On the map

20 mi40 miOil CityFranklinTitusvilleSugarcreekClarionMarienvillePithole
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Pithole. 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 Hasson Heights, PA, about 7.2 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Erie, PA, 48 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Petroleum Center5.3 mi west
  2. Fagundus11 mi northeast
  3. Pigs Ear33 mi east
  4. Arroyo37 mi east
  5. Dahoga45 mi east
  6. Ellmont45 mi southeast
  7. Loop48 mi southeast
  8. Walston49 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°3519Jan3819Feb4726Mar6136Apr7247May7956Jun8361Jul8260Aug7553Sep6342Oct5032Nov3925DecJan: 3.3 inFeb: 2.6 inMar: 3.5 inApr: 4.1 inMay: 4.4 inJun: 5.1 inJul: 4.9 inAug: 4.2 inSep: 4.0 inOct: 3.7 inNov: 3.5 inDec: 3.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Tionesta 2 Se Lake. Snow is normal from November to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Tionesta 2 Se Lake station (USC00368873), 7.8 miles away. About 47.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationVenango County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41.52389, -79.58139
Protected asNational Register of Historic Places (NRHP 73001667)
Also known asPithole City
SourcesWikidata Q3055527 · Wikipedia article · NPS register file

Questions

Where is Pithole ghost town?

In Venango County, Pennsylvania, at 41.5239, -79.5814. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hasson Heights, PA, about 7.2 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Erie, PA, 48 miles away.

Can you visit Pithole?

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 Pithole?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Tionesta 2 Se Lake. Snow is normal from November to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Pithole?

Yes. Petroleum Center (5.3 mi), Fagundus (11 mi), Pigs Ear (33 mi), Arroyo (37 mi).

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