Ghost town · Connecticut
Bara-Hack
Bara-Hack is a ghost town in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the north, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bara-Hack Abandoned Village, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 2.5 miles off.
human settlement in Connecticut, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates41.88000, -72.01100
- 2.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 14.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Townshend Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Gallup Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Robert and Mary Valentine Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Mashamoquet Brook State Park: 2.7 mi
- Theodore Gellert Preserve: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Allen Hill: 0.9 mi
- Shaw Hill: 1.4 mi
- Wheaton Hill: 1.4 mi
- Hamlet Hill: 1.4 mi
- Lyon Hill: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Pomfret Little League Field: 1.6 mi
- Pomfret Green: 2.7 mi
- Ivy Glen Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch: 4.6 mi
- Town Commons: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Wolf Den Plaque: 3.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 7.2 mi
Museums: 37
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 2.0 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 8.4 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 24
- Weaving Shuttle: 13.0 mi
- U’s and C’s: 13.1 mi
- Copper Tower: 13.1 mi
- Crisscross XVI: 13.4 mi
- The Fallen: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 20
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 0.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 2.2 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 6.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 12.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 15
- Woodstock Town Beach: 9.9 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 12.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 14.9 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 15.0 mi
- Wescott Beach: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 13
- Schwenk Family Garden: 13.4 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 13.5 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 13.5 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Cargill Falls: 5.7 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 9.3 mi
- Codfish Falls: 11.8 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 16.3 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Coney Rock: 11.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 15.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 10.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Gay City State Park: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Bara-Hack. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coatney Hill | N 355° | 283 m | 5.3 mi |
| Joe Margy Hill | N 349° | 281 m | 5.8 mi |
| Aplin Hill | NNW 346° | 276 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bungee Hill | NNW 339° | 269 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bradford Hill | NNW 345° | 267 m | 6.1 mi |
| Ragged Hill | NW 326° | 265 m | 1.9 mi |
| Deacon Tim Perrin Hill | NNW 333° | 265 m | 2.9 mi |
| Thunder Hill | N 351° | 265 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 7 mi away.
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