Fort Mary Monument
Fort Mary Monument is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Yeaton Hill stands 181 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Vines Landing, a park 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- FORT MARY 1700 — 1902 ERECTED BY REBECCA EMERY CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BIDDEFORD, MAINE
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Joy Hill: 4.1 mi
- Whitten Hills: 4.6 mi
- Goosefare Hill: 6.3 mi
- Crow Hill: 6.9 mi
- Fairfield Hill: 7.0 mi
- Vines Landing: 0.1 mi
- Yates Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Park in the Pines: 0.5 mi
- Plymouth Drive Field: 3.3 mi
- Meadow Woods Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Hills Beach: 0.6 mi
- Middle Beach: 0.7 mi
- Freddy Beach: 1.4 mi
- Fortunes Rocks Beach: 1.5 mi
- Camp Ellis Reach: 1.6 mi
- Wood Island Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Overlook Estates: 1.6 mi
- Ferry Beach State Park: 2.6 mi
- Sevigny Donation cont'd: 2.7 mi
- Sevigny Donation: 2.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- The Garden at Gull Crest: 11.1 mi
- The Cape Community Garden at Maxwell's Farm: 12.7 mi
- The Parks Department Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Shaw Sculpture Park: 15.0 mi
- Stage Island Monument: 0.7 mi
- World War Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Memorial Rock: 6.1 mi
- Mariner's Circle: 8.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Museum: 4.9 mi
- York Institute Museum: 5.6 mi
- Seashore Trolley Museum: 7.2 mi
- Lord Mansion Museum: 8.4 mi
- Scarborough Museum: 8.5 mi
- Our Forebearers of the Coast: 8.5 mi
- Tidal Moon: 14.0 mi
- Split Bench: 14.0 mi
- Thomas Reed Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Slugger the Sea Dog: 14.9 mi
- Slackcrack: 5.3 mi
- Spurwink Rock Ledge: 10.5 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 15.2 mi
- Cod Ledges: 15.4 mi
- The Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 12.4 mi
- Elks Club: 14.4 mi
- Ampitheater: 15.5 mi
- Tug Stamford Propeller: 15.7 mi
- Portland Observatory: 16.0 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 7.0 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 19.3 mi
- Orris Falls: 21.4 mi
- Bug Light: 15.6 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 22.8 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Fort Mary Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeaton Hill | W 280° | 181 m | 19.3 mi |
| Grant Hill | WNW 287° | 146 m | 15.7 mi |
| Brackett Hill | W 276° | 141 m | 18.6 mi |
| Ricker Hill | WNW 290° | 116 m | 17.9 mi |
| Canada Hill | N 356° | 107 m | 20.0 mi |
| Allen Hill | WSW 253° | 100 m | 19.5 mi |
| Cressey Hill | NNW 341° | 97 m | 17.1 mi |
| Tatnic Hill | SW 235° | 97 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:22 | 16:09 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kennebunkport, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13171795051
Day trips start here
- Biddeford · 5 mi
- Old Orchard Beach · 5 mi
- Saco · 6 mi
- Kennebunkport · 8 mi
- Kennebunk · 10 mi
- Buxton · 15 mi
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