Traditional county: Somerset · Region: South West
Explore Hackness, Somerset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hackness map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hackness, Somerset, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Hackness |
| Traditional County | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.207122 |
| Longitude | -2.956890 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hackness presents a modest silhouette against the expansive, low-lying horizon of the Somerset Levels. It lies 2.7 miles south-east of Burnham-on-Sea (from Burnham-on-Sea: bearing 143°T, OS grid ST 332 457), and is situated west-north-west of East Huntspill village. The land here remains stubbornly flat, a reclaimed expanse where the air carries a sharp, saline clarity drifting in from the distant Bristol Channel. Farmers work the heavy, silty soil with an industrious precision, indifferent to the shifting patterns of light that sweep across the fields in long, grey-blue ribbons. To the north-east, the scent of crushed apples at Rich’s Cider Farm serves as a seasonal reminder of the orchards that once defined these fertile parishes. Hackness feels less like a destination and more like a quiet pause in the landscape, punctuated by the occasional passage of a tractor or the distant, rhythmic call of birds navigating the watercourses. The proximity of the Alstone Lake Settlement Site offers a skeletal reminder of the ancient, marsh-bound lives once led in this challenging terrain. Here, the passage of time is measured not by grand architecture, but by the relentless, slow cycle of the tides and the patient turning of the earth.
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Explore Hackness, Somerset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.207122, -2.956890. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |