Fishermans Point Shacks
Fishermans Point Shacks is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Atherton Hill stands 178 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisherman's Point, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Used to be fishing shacks here till 2024
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fisherman's Point: 0.0 mi
- Willard Beach: 0.1 mi
- Cliff House Beach: 0.6 mi
- DiPetro Park: 0.6 mi
- Pine Street Fields: 0.9 mi
- The Parks Department Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 2.1 mi
- Wadsworth-Longfellow Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Boyd Street Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Bayside Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Willard Beach: 0.1 mi
- Danforth Cove Beach: 0.5 mi
- Cliff House Beach: 0.6 mi
- Seaglass Beach: 0.8 mi
- Little Beach: 0.9 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.0 mi
- Farm Hill: 1.1 mi
- Barren Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hunger Hill: 3.8 mi
- Cross Hill: 4.0 mi
- Fort Preble: 0.5 mi
- Fort Scammell: 0.9 mi
- South Portland Civil War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Liberty Ship Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Battery Ferguson: 1.1 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 1.7 mi
- Portland Observatory: 2.0 mi
- Elks Club: 4.8 mi
- Ampitheater: 5.8 mi
- Cumberland Farmers Club: 12.2 mi
- Sawyer Marsh: 1.3 mi
- Stonegate: 1.6 mi
- Peaks Island Land Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Memorial Woods: 1.9 mi
- Ram Island: 1.9 mi
- Cushing's Point Museum: 0.9 mi
- Umbrella Cover Museum: 1.6 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: 1.7 mi
- Fifth Maine Regiment Museum: 1.7 mi
- Victoria Mansion: 1.9 mi
- The Armillary: 1.7 mi
- Seven: 2.1 mi
- Triangles At Work: 2.4 mi
- Duck House: 2.6 mi
- Pinecone: 2.7 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 1.2 mi
- Cod Ledges: 1.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 1.6 mi
- White Head Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 4.4 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 5.9 mi
- First Falls: 11.1 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 11.4 mi
- Steep Falls: 24.1 mi
- Bug Light: 1.1 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Fishermans Point Shacks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Hill | NNW 333° | 178 m | 14.1 mi |
| Leighton Hill | NW 324° | 145 m | 9.1 mi |
| Libby Hill | NNW 327° | 144 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bruce Hill | N 350° | 136 m | 12.9 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | NNW 333° | 133 m | 12.0 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | NW 326° | 129 m | 8.6 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 352° | 129 m | 13.7 mi |
| Milliken Hill | NW 315° | 119 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:20 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Jetport, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13155834389
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