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Fort Mary Monument

Fort Mary Monument from directly overhead

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

Coordinates43.44796, -70.35708

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Nature reserves
Gardens
Peaks
  • 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
Historic sites: 58
  • Stage Island Monument: 0.7 mi
  • World War Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • World War Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Memorial Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Mariner's Circle: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 9
  • 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
Attractions: 7
  • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 12.4 mi
  • Elks Club: 14.4 mi
  • Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours: 15.3 mi
  • Ampitheater: 15.5 mi
  • Tug Stamford Propeller: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 7.0 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Orris Falls: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Fort Mary Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yeaton HillW 280°181 m19.3 mi
Grant HillWNW 287°146 m15.7 mi
Brackett HillW 276°141 m18.6 mi
Ricker HillWNW 290°116 m17.9 mi
Canada HillN 356°107 m20.0 mi
Allen HillWSW 253°100 m19.5 mi
Cressey HillNNW 341°97 m17.1 mi
Tatnic HillSW 235°97 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0119:4320:26
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1215:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425262676659483929
Precip in3.63.74.74.74.24.73.93.93.95.64.24.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kennebunkport, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13171795051

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