WayfarrowTechek
Ghost town · Nome (CA) County, Alaska
Techek is a ghost town in Nome (CA) County, Alaska. It is one of 41 former communities in Nome (CA) County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Techek as a historical populated place on the Saint Michael B-1 NE topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 63.4833° N, 162.0333° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Saint Michael B-1 NE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 28 ft |
| Nearest living town | St. Michael, AK |
| Distance to it | 3.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1896917 |
| Coordinates | 63.48333, -162.03333 |
What's there now
Techek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Michael, AK (population 220), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 28 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Barraboraghost town · Nome (CA) County · 11.5 mi
- Tikekowakghost town · Nome (CA) County · 27.9 mi
- Nokrotghost town · Kusilvak (CA) County · 29.5 mi
- Uchitakghost town · Nome (CA) County · 33.1 mi
Questions
Where is Techek?
Techek is in Nome (CA) County, Alaska, at 63.4833, -162.0333.
How many ghost towns are in Nome (CA) County?
Nome (CA) County, Alaska has 41 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.