Did Vincent Gaddis start a trend when he designated the area between Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida, as the Bermuda Triangle? It seems so. Loren Coleman followed suit in 1983 when he called the points of Freetown, Rehoboth, and the Rockland/Abington area of Massachusetts the Bridgewater Triangle.
The Bermuda Triangle and the Bridgewater Triangle are both famous for their purported paranormal activity. Well, the Bermuda Triangle is more known for mysterious cases of planes and boats vanishing, but it has some UFO lore surrounding it, too.
Even though the Bridgewater Triangle is both smaller than its Bermuda OG cousin and is land-based, it includes the Hockomock Swamp and its surrounding bodies of water and wetlands, which, according to Mass.gov, “comprise the largest vegetated freshwater wetland system in Massachusetts.”
Does that help create a vortex of some sort, as Jeff Belanger suggested in a CBS News interview about the area? One that explains all manner of reports, from UFO and Bigfoot sightings to ghosts, balls of light, thunderbirds, giant snakes, and Pukwudgies?
Maybe. The verdict is still out.
One thing that’s clear, though, it is fashionable to dub places with seemingly high out-of-the-ordinary activity as haunted or mysterious triangles. Besides the Bermuda and Bridgewater Triangles, here are eight others with haunting reputations of weirdness and mysteriousness, including dragons and werewolves.
Marine-Based Mysterious Triangles
Devil’s Sea/Dragon’s Triangle
Points: Off the coast of Tokyo, Japan, and stretches over the waters between Taiwan and Yap Island.
This area in the Philippine Sea is often compared to the Bermuda Triangle of the Pacific. In addition to numerous mysterious disappearances, reports of magnetic anomalies and legends of dragons pulling vessels under the water contribute to the Dragon’s Triangle’s enigma.
Lake Michigan Triangle
Points: Ludington to Benton Harbor, Michigan, to Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Located in the Great Lakes region of North America, this triangle-shaped area has been associated with numerous shipwrecks and disappearances, similar to those in the Bermuda Triangle.
Land-Based Mysterious Triangles
Alaska Triangle*
Points: Juneau, Anchorage, and Barrow
Spanning from the southeast region of Alaska to the central part of the state up to its farthest reaches, this area has been linked to numerous disappearances of people, planes, and ships. Everything from vortexes and aliens to Bigfoot and Kushtaka (a demon from Tinlgit lore) have been blamed when hikers and aircraft vanish.
* The Alaska Triangle is mostly land-based, but does comprise part of the Gulf of Alaska and many other waterways, so some marine-based strangeness also exists.
Bennington Triangle
Points: A very “loose” triangle comprised of Glastonbury Mountain at its center and surrounding towns, including Bennington, Woodford, Shaftsbury, and Somerset.
Located in southwestern Vermont, this area has a history of mysterious disappearances and strange occurrences, particularly around Glastenbury Mountain. Its legend really came into being when five hikers disappeared in the area between 1945 and 1950. Only one of their bodies was ever found.
Wold Newton Triangle
Points: Per Ancient Origins, “The western side of the Wold Newton Triangle broadly follows the path of the B1249 road across N E England’s Yorkshire Wolds from Driffield in the south, then down Staxton Hill and on into the Vale of Pickering.”
It may look like the quintessential English countryside, but is it also where wolves and werewolves, zombies, vampires, aliens and fairies dwell? According to centuries worth of stories, yes. No wonder it’s often considered one of Britain’s spookiest spots.
Irish Triangle
Points: Kinnitty Castle, Hellfire Club, and Wicklow Gaol
Ireland doesn’t lack in the haunted places department, so it’s not that much of a surprise to find even it has a mysterious triangle. But rather than cities or towns, the three points are comprised of some of the most haunted places in County Offaly.
The San Luis Valley Triangle
Points: UFO Watchtower, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, and Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Colorado’s San Luis Valley is a dark sky haven that’s called “The Bermuda Triangle of the West” because it’s a popular place to try and spot alien spacecraft.
Vanishing Triangle
Points: n/a but Leinster overall
The Irish Triangle isn’t Ireland’s only mysterious triangle. In the first episode of Bodkin, Gilbert (Will Forte) mentions the Vanishing Triangle, a name the media came to give an area of Leinster in the ’80s and ’90s after over a half dozen women went missing or were found murdered in the area. Police suspect it was the work of a serial killer or killers who were never caught, though, and not the work of aliens or mythical creatures.
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Did you know there were so many haunted triangles around the world? Have you jaunted through any?
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
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I’ll tell you something about Alaska. The weather there changes rapidly there on a daily basis. Sunshine in the morning, white out conditions at midday, and rain, then clear skies in the evening. Now, add in those immense mountain ranges…it’s dangerous on a regular day before anything weird can be blamed. I lived up there twice when my Mom worked for the Forest Service and then the Park Service. Alaska will kill you in a minute, if you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time. So many Coast Guard men have been injured or killed while performing their duties.
Now, factor in the weird stuff, which we hadn’t heard about when we lived there both times in the 80s. If we’d heard about it back then, we might have thought it out carefully before deciding to move there!!
AHHHHH!!! You lived in Alaska too???!!! I didn’t, but Priscilla who often comments also did. It is one of my favorite places to visit though. I’m hoping to go back again this year in fact for our 7th time! I don’t know how it is in the winter (the one time we’ve never gone), BUT we have seen the weather change dramatically a few times during our other visits. Between that, the terrain, the wildlife…you are so not kidding that “Alaska will kill you in a minute” if you’re not careful. Even when you are careful, it could happen. And then yeah. Adding in all the other weird stuff up there…I’m not sure why I’m so drawn to it, but my soul is never happier than when I’m there. If it wasn’t so expensive, I’d move there in a minute. No doubt about it. Not sure I could cut the winters, but I sure would be up for trying!!!!
Alaska is an insanely beautiful land. If you go in the winter, you will see so many spectacular mountains covered with snow and of course the nights will be full of stars. You don’t want to fall into any bodies of water up there, but you’ll survive longer in the winter than in the summer – due to the super cold melt-off. I’ve been contemplating going up there then to hunt for views to paint later on.
I so envy your talent. (And that you lived in Alaska! That’s still blowing me away. I’m so pea green with envy you can say that! lol) I can only imagine how much more gorgeous snow makes the landscapes. Truly breathtaking. And I’m a terrible photographer but thanks to AK, even I get lucky with good shots! lol BUT what you could do with it…I’d love to just tag along and watch you at work. Plus, it’d also be a good excuse just to be there. lol