Westbrook Ghost Town

Pemiscot County, Missouri36.0451, -89.8859

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
3.7 miSteele, MO
Mild months
Mar–Nov6 of 12
Next ghost town
11 miCanady
Illustration of a midwest landscape
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Westbrook, in Pemiscot County, Missouri, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miBlythevilleKennettOsceolaCaruthersvilleManilaGosnellHaytiWestbrook
  • Private or unlisted
  • Unknown

Star: Westbrook. 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 Steele, MO, about 3.7 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Jonesboro, AR, 47 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Canady11 mi northeast
  2. Branums Point13 mi west
  3. Terry17 mi northeast
  4. Black Island18 mi northeast
  5. Paulding20 mi west
  6. Swift21 mi north
  7. Kennedy22 mi northeast
  8. Fourteen Bend23 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°4831Jan5234Feb6141Mar7251Apr8161May8969Jun9172Jul9069Aug8461Sep7450Oct6140Nov5034DecJan: 3.2 inFeb: 3.3 inMar: 4.4 inApr: 4.9 inMay: 4.8 inJun: 3.2 inJul: 3.0 inAug: 2.7 inSep: 2.4 inOct: 3.0 inNov: 3.8 inDec: 4.2 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 May, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Blytheville Muni Ap. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Blytheville Muni Ap station (USW00053869), 7.9 miles away. About 42.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPemiscot County, Missouri
Coordinates36.04507, -89.88592
SourcesWikidata Q27995318 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Westbrook ghost town?

In Pemiscot County, Missouri, at 36.0451, -89.8859. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Steele, MO, about 3.7 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Jonesboro, AR, 47 miles away.

Can you visit Westbrook?

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 Westbrook?

Mild months here run March to May, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Blytheville Muni Ap. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Westbrook?

Yes. Canady (11 mi), Branums Point (13 mi), Terry (17 mi), Black Island (18 mi).

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