Wareham Ghost Town

Pine County, Minnesota46.1014, -92.8694

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
1.9 miSandstone, MN
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
4.2 miBanning
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Wareham is a ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota.

On the map

20 mi40 miPine CityMoraRush CityMoose LakeHinckleyWareham
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Wareham. 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 Sandstone, MN, about 1.9 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Duluth, MN, 58 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Banning4.2 mi north
  2. Chengwatana18 mi south
  3. Belden31 mi northeast
  4. Harlis34 mi northeast
  5. Bodum43 mi south
  6. Harmon58 mi east
  7. Garen61 mi south
  8. Constance62 mi south

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°202Jan266Feb3818Mar5230Apr6641May7452Jun7956Jul7754Aug6946Sep5535Oct3822Nov2510DecJan: 0.8 inFeb: 1.1 inMar: 1.7 inApr: 2.9 inMay: 3.4 inJun: 4.4 inJul: 5.5 inAug: 3.7 inSep: 3.5 inOct: 3.0 inNov: 1.9 inDec: 1.4 inrain
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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Sandstone 6 W.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Sandstone 6 W station (USW00054932), 6 miles away. About 33.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPine County, Minnesota
Coordinates46.10139, -92.86944
Also known asWareham, Minnesota, Wareham, MN
SourcesWikidata Q7969267 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Wareham ghost town?

In Pine County, Minnesota, at 46.1014, -92.8694. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Sandstone, MN, about 1.9 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Duluth, MN, 58 miles away.

Can you visit Wareham?

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 Wareham?

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Sandstone 6 W.

Are there other ghost towns near Wareham?

Yes. Banning (4.2 mi), Chengwatana (18 mi), Belden (31 mi), Harlis (34 mi).

More ghost towns in Minnesota

All 74 ghost towns in Minnesota