Fort Brewerton
Fort Brewerton is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Mason Hill stands 465 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Brewerton Historic Site, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Trail passes 18 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Brewerton is a historic fort site located at Brewerton in Oswego County, New York. It is the site of a fort that originally was in the form of an eight-pointed star with sixteen 30-foot (9.1 m) faces surrounded by a 10-foot (3.0 m) moat. The 480-foot-long (150 m) parapet had earth walls 5 feet (1.5 m) high from which projected log palisades. Within the parapet were four log blockhouses, smaller buildings for munitions and supplies, and wells. It was erected in 1759 to defend the passage from Albany to the port of Oswego. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Fort Brewerton Historical Society operates the Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum, with excavated artifacts and exhibits about the fort and area history. The museum is a log reconstruction of a late 18th-century log block house that was located on the site. The museum is open 12-4pm on the third Saturday of each month from April through December as well as special events. Private tours are available by request.
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How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 18.9 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 23.7 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Meteorology Observation Deck · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Lighthouse Park: 0.2 mi
- Plank Road Park: 1.6 mi
- Oneida Shores Park: 2.1 mi
- Goettell Community Park: 3.5 mi
- Beech Ridge: 3.4 mi
- The Pinnacle: 5.8 mi
- Terre Hill: 7.2 mi
- Woodchuck Hill: 8.8 mi
- Chestnut Ridge: 10.3 mi
- Fort Brewerton Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Oak Orchard Lock Wall: 4.4 mi
- Oswego Canal Lock 5 - Mud Lock: 9.8 mi
- Goethe–Schiller Monument: 11.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial At The Fair: 12.5 mi
- Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum: 0.0 mi
- Clay Historical Park: 4.1 mi
- Bridge House Museum: 8.0 mi
- Lost World Museum: 8.0 mi
- Liverpool Village Museum: 10.1 mi
- Sleeth Park: 7.4 mi
- Seneca River Waterway Access: 8.1 mi
- Klondike State Forest: 11.6 mi
- Delaney Green Space: 12.4 mi
- Curtiss Gale Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Waiting for the Night Train: 13.1 mi
- One, Two, Three: 13.3 mi
- Walt: 13.4 mi
- Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 14.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden of Hope: 10.5 mi
- Bitternut Collective Permaculture Kitchen Garden: 13.8 mi
- James Pass Arboretum: 13.9 mi
- E.M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden: 14.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.4 mi
- Marcellus Falls: 19.3 mi
- Brickyard Falls: 19.4 mi
- Edwards Falls: 19.6 mi
- Pratts Falls: 22.7 mi
- Guppy Falls: 23.0 mi
- Oneida Shores: 2.1 mi
- Valentine's Beach: 6.3 mi
- Stevenson Beach: 15.1 mi
- Green Lakes Beach: 15.6 mi
- Jamesville Beach: 19.1 mi
- Willow Bay: 10.0 mi
- Galster Pavilion: 14.3 mi
- Cedar Bay Pavilion: 14.7 mi
- Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Great New York State Fair: 12.2 mi
- New York State Fairgrounds: 12.3 mi
- Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center: 13.7 mi
- Dorwin Springs: 17.8 mi
- West Pierhead Light: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Brewerton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Hill | S 171° | 465 m | 22.0 mi |
| Irish Hill | S 173° | 458 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cranson Hill | SE 130° | 455 m | 24.6 mi |
| Miller Hill | S 177° | 435 m | 20.6 mi |
| Thomas Hill | S 176° | 396 m | 21.7 mi |
| Case Hill | S 185° | 384 m | 24.3 mi |
| Howlett Hill | SSW 204° | 344 m | 18.5 mi |
| Myers Hill | NNE 21° | 340 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:05 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:46 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brewerton Lock 23, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Syracuse · 13 mi
- Central New York · 24 mi
- Skaneateles · 25 mi
- Weedsport · 25 mi
- Cazenovia · 26 mi
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