Rowland Ghost Town

Linn County, Oregon44.2946, -123.0776

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
4.5 miHarrisburg, OR
Mild months
Mar–Oct8 of 12
Next ghost town
6.5 miLancaster
Illustration of a forest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Rowland. No free-licensed photo yet.

Rowland is a former settlement in Linn County, Oregon, listed among the ghost towns of Oregon.

On the map

20 mi40 miEugeneLebanonSanta ClaraSweet HomeRiver RoadJunction CityRowland
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Rowland. 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 Harrisburg, OR, about 4.5 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Eugene, OR, 17 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Lancaster6.5 mi southwest
  2. Luper12 mi southwest
  3. Burlington12 mi northwest
  4. Mabel14 mi southeast
  5. Wendling16 mi southeast
  6. Yarnell16 mi south
  7. Tallman19 mi north
  8. Orleans20 mi north

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°4835Jan5235Feb5737Mar6140Apr6844May7448Jun8452Jul8452Aug7848Sep6542Oct5338Nov4734DecJan: 6.0 inFeb: 4.7 inMar: 4.6 inApr: 3.3 inMay: 2.5 inJun: 1.2 inJul: 0.3 inAug: 0.4 inSep: 1.4 inOct: 3.2 inNov: 6.0 inDec: 7.2 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 Eugene Mahlon Sweet Ap.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Eugene Mahlon Sweet Ap station (USW00024221), 14 miles away. About 40.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLinn County, Oregon
Coordinates44.29457, -123.07759
SourcesWikidata Q22025389 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Rowland ghost town?

In Linn County, Oregon, at 44.2946, -123.0776. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Harrisburg, OR, about 4.5 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Eugene, OR, 17 miles away.

Can you visit Rowland?

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 Rowland?

Mild months here run March to October, judging by NOAA normals from Eugene Mahlon Sweet Ap.

Are there other ghost towns near Rowland?

Yes. Lancaster (6.5 mi), Luper (12 mi), Burlington (12 mi), Mabel (14 mi).

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