Vaca Adobe Ghost Town

Kings County, California36.0522, -119.9640

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
8.6 miAvenal, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
5.9 miCox & Clark Trading Post and Steamboat Landing
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Vaca Adobe. No free-licensed photo yet.

Vaca Adobe is a former settlement in Kings County, California, listed among the ghost towns of California.

On the map

20 mi40 miHanfordLemooreCorcoranCoalingaHuronVaca Adobe
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Vaca Adobe. 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 Avenal, CA, about 8.6 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Hanford, CA, 26 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Cox & Clark Trading Post and Steamboat Landing5.9 mi south
  2. Kingston30 mi northeast
  3. New Idria Mercury Mine47 mi northwest
  4. New Idria47 mi northwest
  5. La Panza50 mi south
  6. Olig53 mi south
  7. Asphalto56 mi south
  8. Oakhurst56 mi northeast

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°5736Jan6340Feb7043Mar7648Apr8455May9262Jun9968Jul9866Aug9261Sep8151Oct6741Nov5836DecJan: 1.4 inFeb: 1.5 inMar: 1.5 inApr: 0.6 inMay: 0.4 inJun: 0.0 inJul: 0.1 inAug: 0.0 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 0.2 inNov: 0.6 inDec: 1.2 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Kettleman City. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Kettleman City station (USC00044534), 3.2 miles away. About 7.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationKings County, California
Coordinates36.05220, -119.96400
SourcesWikidata Q7907865 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Vaca Adobe ghost town?

In Kings County, California, at 36.0522, -119.9640. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Avenal, CA, about 8.6 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Hanford, CA, 26 miles away.

Can you visit Vaca Adobe?

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 Vaca Adobe?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Kettleman City. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Vaca Adobe?

Yes. Cox & Clark Trading Post and Steamboat Landing (5.9 mi), Kingston (30 mi).

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