Fort Edgecomb
Fort Edgecomb is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Beech Hill stands 165 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Fort Edgecomb, built in 1808–1809, is a two-story octagonal wooden blockhouse with restored fortifications located on Davis Island in the town of Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. It is the centerpiece of the Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, with its boundaries increased to create a historic district in 1991.
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Wikidata Q5471112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Sherman Park: 1.0 mi
- Wiscasset Community Park: 1.9 mi
- Wright Landing: 2.8 mi
- Sherman Lake Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Clough Point Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Singing Meadows Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Cushman Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Griggs Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Piontkowski Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Cushman Hill: 1.5 mi
- Haggett Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Hunger: 2.8 mi
- Doggett Castle: 3.3 mi
- High Head: 3.9 mi
- Nickels-Sortwell House: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln County Museum: 1.2 mi
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum: 4.9 mi
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 6.3 mi
- Center School: 6.4 mi
- Castle Tucker: 0.9 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 8.2 mi
- Boothbay Civil War Soldier Monument: 8.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Goats: 6.6 mi
- Antique Engine Display: 6.6 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 6.6 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 6.7 mi
- Horticultural Building, Costal Maine Botanical Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Sand Cove Beach: 11.7 mi
- Cole Beach: 11.7 mi
- Hendricks Head Beach: 11.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 12.4 mi
- Hotel Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sunken Garden: 0.8 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 10.3 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Hockomock Head: 8.2 mi
- The Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Morse Point: 19.1 mi
- Burnt Head: 23.6 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 23.6 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 10.2 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 10.3 mi
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 22.8 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Fort Edgecomb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Hill | N 355° | 165 m | 15.1 mi |
| Blinn Hill | N 352° | 135 m | 9.0 mi |
| Palmer Hill | N 2° | 125 m | 10.1 mi |
| Dyer Hill | NNE 24° | 125 m | 12.0 mi |
| Crocker Hill | N 4° | 120 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ring Hill | NW 319° | 116 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jones Hill | NNE 16° | 111 m | 15.0 mi |
| Eugley Hill | NE 45° | 107 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:41 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:17 | 16:04 |
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 | 24 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wiscasset AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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