Detourmap
Macabre sites in United States
United States has 440 macabre sites on Detourmap — catacombs, ossuaries, burial grounds and the sites of disasters. The best known is American Airlines Flight 191. Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them; this is 1–150, on page 1 of 3.
- Macabre sites
- 440
- Of archaeological
- 440 of 1,519
- Little known
- 385 of 440
- Oldest
- Arkansas Post 1686
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1.American Airlines Flight 191
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
1979 aviation accident in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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2.The Day the Music Died
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
1959 airplane crash that killed three American rock musicians
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7.Bingham Canyon Mine
Archaeological · 19th century · Notable
Copper mine in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
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8.United Airlines Flight 232
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Aviation accident on 19 July 1989
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9.Air Florida Flight 90
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Flight that crashed in 1982 near Washington (D.C.) National Airport
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14.Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Boeing 727 airliner that collided with a Cessna 172 over San Diego, California in 1978
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15.Southern Airways Flight 242
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
1977 aviation accident in Georgia, United States
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17.Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Aviation accident caused by hijacking
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18.USS Scorpion (SSN-589)
Archaeological · Notable
1959 Skipjack-class submarine that sunk on May 22, 1968 without conclusive explanation
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22.Air Canada Flight 797
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
1983 in-flight fire aboard an Air Canada DC-9-32 near Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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23.USS Arizona Memorial
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Memorial to soldiers killed on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor
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24.Bannack
Archaeological · 19th century · Notable
Ghost town and former gold mine in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
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39.1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Aircraft collision that involved the loss of a nuclear bomb
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40.1961 Goldsboro B-52 Crash
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
US B-52 accident involving nuclear weapons
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46.Cornfield Bomber
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Accident involving a F-106 of the U.S. Air Force in 1970
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47.American Airlines Flight 1502
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Crew training flight resulting in a crash into sea killing all 6 aboard
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48.Twilight Zone accident
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Crash of a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter
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56.Pacific Air Lines Flight 773
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Aviation accident caused by hijacking
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57.Continental Airlines Flight 603
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1978 air crash at Los Angeles International Airport
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67.Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
2,040-acre park in Alabama (US) maintained by the National Park Service
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69.Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1988 aviation accident
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70.United Air Lines Flight 608
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
An airplane that crashed in 1947 in Garfield County, Utah, United States
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74.TWA Flight 529
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1961 aviation accident in Willowbrook, Illinois
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76.USAir Flight 5050
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1989 aviation accident in New York City
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87.Cerro Gordo Mines
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Abandoned mines located in the Inyo Mountains, California
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88.Sitka National Historical Park
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
United States national park in Alaska
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93.United Airlines Flight 2860
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1977 aviation accident in Utah, USA
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94.United Airlines Flight 610
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Plan crashed on June 30, 1951
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97.Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 293
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1963 plane crash of a Douglas DC-7
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98.Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1960 aviation accident
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101.Wingfoot Air Express crash
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Crash of a Goodyear FD dirigible into a building in Chicago
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103.Falls of Clyde (ship)
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Sail-driven oil tanker launched in 1878, scuttled in 2025
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108.Tokai Maru
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Japanese passenger-cargo ship built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipyard
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111.Kennecott
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Abandoned townsite and historic district in Alaska, United States
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112.Arkansas Post
Archaeological · 17th century · Hidden gem
Historic site in Arkansas, United States
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113.Lexington Battle Green
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Town common and battle site in Massachusetts, USA
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114.American Airlines Flight 383
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1965 aviation accident in the United States
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115.1983 Anchorage runway collision
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Aviation accident in 1983
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121.United Airlines Flight 859
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Crash of a US airliner in 1961
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123.1964 Savage Mountain B-52 crash
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Nuclear bomber accident
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134.Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Open pit iron mine in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States
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135.San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Deep borehole intersecting the San Andreas fault
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137.Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic fort and battlefield in Pennsylvania USA
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138.Antietam National Battlefield
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Historical area from the American Civil War
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139.Gettysburg National Military Park
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
National park in Pennsylvania, United States
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141.Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1985 aviation accident in the United States
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142.Overseas National Airways Flight 032
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
1975 DC-10 runway overrun
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147.SS City of Rio de Janeiro
Archaeological · Hidden gem
American passenger ship built in 1878; sank in 1901
Questions about this page
How many macabre sites are there in United States?
440 on this map, out of 1,519 archaeological & historic sites in United States. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.
What is the best known macabre site in United States?
American Airlines Flight 191. 1979 aviation accident in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Which macabre sites in United States are the least visited?
385 of the 440 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.
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