Radium Ghost Town

Marshall County, Minnesota48.2294, -96.6136

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.6 miWarren, MN
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Elevation
930 ft282 m
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Radium. No free-licensed photo yet.

Radium is a ghost town in Marshall County, Minnesota. It lies at about 930 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miGrand ForksThief River FallsCrookstonGraftonGrand Forks AFBRadium
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Radium. 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 Warren, MN, about 7.6 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Forks, ND, 31 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Pelan30 mi north
  2. Robbin34 mi northwest
  3. Kratka34 mi east
  4. Terrebonne35 mi southeast
  5. Cisco44 mi southeast
  6. Betcher59 mi south
  7. Winner60 mi northeast
  8. Whitman70 mi west

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 May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Warren Wsd.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Warren Wsd station (USC00218674), 7.8 miles away.

Facts

LocationMarshall County, Minnesota
Coordinates48.22940, -96.61360
Elevation930 ft (282 m)
Also known asRadium, Minnesota
SourcesWikidata Q7281360 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Radium ghost town?

In Marshall County, Minnesota, at 48.2294, -96.6136. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Warren, MN, about 7.6 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Forks, ND, 31 miles away.

Can you visit Radium?

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 Radium?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Warren Wsd.

Are there other ghost towns near Radium?

Yes. Pelan (30 mi), Robbin (34 mi), Kratka (34 mi), Terrebonne (35 mi).

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