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Bara-Hack

Bara-Hack from directly overhead

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

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Coordinates41.88000, -72.01100
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
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
Attractions: 43
Museums: 37
Artworks: 25
Waterfalls: 20
  • Cargill Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Cascades: 14.8 mi
  • Cascades: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 16
  • 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
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 6
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
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillN 355°283 m5.3 mi
Joe Margy HillN 349°281 m5.8 mi
Aplin HillNNW 346°276 m5.5 mi
Bungee HillNNW 339°269 m6.0 mi
Bradford HillNNW 345°267 m6.1 mi
Ragged HillNW 326°265 m1.9 mi
Deacon Tim Perrin HillNNW 333°265 m2.9 mi
Thunder HillN 351°265 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1419:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 7 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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