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Hackett

Hackett from directly overhead

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. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Kansas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.71722, -95.28778

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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: 20
  • 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
  • Breezedale: 15.8 mi
Museums: 16
Ghost towns: 15
Peaks: 9
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: 7
Gardens: 6
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coon PointNNW 340°338 m21.2 mi
Fowler HillE 100°318 m5.7 mi
Blue MoundNNE 24°318 m14.1 mi
Twin MoundsNW 312°316 m14.8 mi
Mount OreadN 7°316 m17.0 mi
Peine MoundSSE 162°308 m24.7 mi
Shank HillN 7°304 m11.9 mi
Sanders MoundN 349°288 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5819:33
June solstice05:5720:1020:50
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3616:2217:04

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293444546474787768564333
Precip in1.21.62.33.85.85.63.74.64.13.12.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottawa, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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