Fort Kent
Fort Kent is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. McLean Mountain stands 598 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. ST JOHN VALLEY CULTURAL BYWAY runs past it. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
Fort Kent, located at the confluence of the Fish and Saint John rivers in the town of Fort Kent, Maine, United States, is the only surviving American fortification built during the border tensions with neighboring New Brunswick known as the Aroostook War. It is preserved as the Fort Kent State Historic Site, which features an original log blockhouse that is open for visits in the summer. The fort was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
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Wikidata Q5471429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the ST JOHN VALLEY CULTURAL BYWAY, National
- 1.6 mi off the FISH RIVER SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 10.4 mi off the Route des Frontières, National
- 10.4 mi off the Route des Monts Notre-Dame, National
Overlooks nearby
- Belvedère du Crépuscule · 24 mi
71 named places within 25 miles
- Riverside Park: 0.2 mi
- America's First Mile: 0.4 mi
- Jalbert Park: 0.9 mi
- Fort Kent Outdoor Center: 1.3 mi
- Fairlawn: 3.6 mi
- Stevens Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pinette Hill: 2.6 mi
- Clair Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Glass Hill: 5.3 mi
- Bossy Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Saint John Plantation North Public Reserved Land: 6.0 mi
- Saint John Plantation South Public Reserved Land: 8.5 mi
- New Canada Public Reserved Land: 9.3 mi
- Square Lake Public Reserved Land: 17.2 mi
- Allagash Southeast Public Reserved Land: 21.4 mi
- Fort Kent Historical Society Museum: 0.4 mi
- The Daigle Dube House: 0.5 mi
- Musée historique du Madawaska: 15.5 mi
- Tante Blanche Museum: 16.4 mi
- Greater Grand Isle Historical Society and Museum: 21.0 mi
- Fish River Falls: 3.4 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 20.2 mi
- Red River Falls: 23.3 mi
- Red River Falls: 24.8 mi
- Soldier Pond Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Fortin du Petit-Sault Blockhouse: 14.9 mi
- Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel: 22.9 mi
- Wagon du queue: 15.1 mi
- Native Village: 15.6 mi
- National Chicken Capital: 4.9 mi
- Birch Point Beach: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Kent. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLean Mountain | SW 232° | 598 m | 15.3 mi |
| Deboullie Mountain | SW 214° | 590 m | 23.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 213° | 581 m | 22.8 mi |
| Whitman Mountain | SSW 210° | 544 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pennington Mountain | SSE 167° | 526 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | S 173° | 459 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bossy Mountain | WSW 240° | 436 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pinette Hill | SSW 199° | 381 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:07 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:39 | 19:47 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:54 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 14:55 | 15:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 8 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 49 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 17 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Kent, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 69000005OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Fort Kent, reference 69000005, listed 12/01/69.
OpenStreetMap element way/307235590
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