Ghost town · Kansas
Hackett
Hackett is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Minneola, a ghost town 2.3 miles away. 155 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
ghost town in Kansas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates38.71722, -95.28778
155 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 58
- Heritage Park: 6.5 mi
- Sullivan Square: 6.7 mi
- Goppert Kids Park: 6.9 mi
- Legacy Square Park: 7.0 mi
- Grove Park: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking): 6.5 mi
- Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot: 7.0 mi
- Dorothy Akin Memorial Prairie: 14.8 mi
- Breezedale: 15.8 mi
- Phog Allen: 16.5 mi
Museums: 16
- Old Depot Museum: 6.8 mi
- Palmyra Post Office: 6.9 mi
- Old Castle Museum: 6.9 mi
- Kibbee Cabin: 6.9 mi
- Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 15
- Minneola: 2.3 mi
- Dennison: 4.8 mi
- Prairie City: 5.0 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 6.2 mi
- Coburn: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods: 7.7 mi
- Breidenthal Biological Reserve: 8.1 mi
- Rice Woodland: 8.5 mi
- Douglas State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 8.7 mi
- Archery Only Area: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 9
- Fowler Hill: 5.7 mi
- Shank Hill: 11.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 14.1 mi
- Twin Mounds: 14.8 mi
- Sanders Mound: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 9
- Ottawa Silhouette: 6.9 mi
- Onward Ottawa: 7.0 mi
- William H. Howe Butterfly Mural: 7.3 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 15.9 mi
- Chesty Lion: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 6.1 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 17.5 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 19.8 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 23.4 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 6
- Monarch Watch Garden: 16.0 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 17.0 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 17.2 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Bloomington Beach: 13.8 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 21.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 15.6 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Wakarusa River Falls: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hackett. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coon Point | NNW 340° | 338 m | 21.2 mi |
| Fowler Hill | E 100° | 318 m | 5.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | NNE 24° | 318 m | 14.1 mi |
| Twin Mounds | NW 312° | 316 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Oread | N 7° | 316 m | 17.0 mi |
| Peine Mound | SSE 162° | 308 m | 24.7 mi |
| Shank Hill | N 7° | 304 m | 11.9 mi |
| Sanders Mound | N 349° | 288 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottawa, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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