Fort Michie
Fort Michie is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Morgan Hill stands 120 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Terry, a historic site 4.0 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
Fort Michie was a United States Army coastal defense site on Great Gull Island, New York. Along with Fort H. G. Wright, Fort Terry, and Camp Hero, it defended the eastern entrance to Long Island Sound as part of the Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound, thus defending Connecticut's ports and the north shore of Long Island. The fort was named after First Lieutenant Dennis Michie, who was killed at San Juan Hill during the Spanish–American War. Michie is also known for being the first person to bring football to the United States Military Academy by organizing the first Army–Navy Game, where the football stadium is also named after him. The fort was first developed at the turn of the 20th century and was active in World War I and World War II. After World War II it was deactivated as a coast defense fort. Since the 1950s the island has been used by the American Museum of Natural History to study migratory terns.
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Dates from 1897.
Wikidata Q5471676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 20.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 28.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 29.3 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Prospect: 6.6 mi
- North Hill: 6.8 mi
- Whale Hill: 7.3 mi
- Pepperbox Hill: 8.0 mi
- Lamphere Hill: 8.1 mi
- Two Tree Island: 6.6 mi
- Powers Beach Tract: 6.8 mi
- Chappell Beach Tract: 6.9 mi
- William A. Niering Natural Area Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Powers Tract: 6.9 mi
- Niantic Children’s Museum: 9.3 mi
- Fort Trumbull Visitor Center: 9.8 mi
- New London County Historical Society: 10.3 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 10.3 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 10.5 mi
- Stony Beach: 6.3 mi
- Town Beach: 7.0 mi
- Ocean Beach: 7.2 mi
- Isabella Beach: 7.6 mi
- Osprey Beach: 7.8 mi
- Fort Terry: 4.0 mi
- Battery Barlow (historical): 5.5 mi
- Battery Butterfield (historical): 5.5 mi
- Battery Hamilton (historical): 5.5 mi
- Battery Hoffman (historical): 5.5 mi
- Seaside State Park: 6.9 mi
- Waterford Beach Park: 7.2 mi
- Orient Point County Park: 7.2 mi
- Dock Road Boat Launch: 7.5 mi
- Captain Kid Monument: 7.5 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 7.7 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 10.8 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 12.8 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 13.5 mi
- Mystic Blue: 13.5 mi
- The Whale: 10.5 mi
- Slaves Burying Ground: 10.5 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 13.7 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 14.0 mi
- watchtower: 14.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 6.8 mi
- West Garden: 6.8 mi
- East Garden: 6.8 mi
- Cutting Garden: 6.9 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 11.9 mi
- Crow Head: 7.1 mi
- Ram Head: 12.1 mi
- Hedges Bank: 12.5 mi
- Acabonack Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 18.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 15.4 mi
- Chapman Falls: 22.6 mi
- Yantic Falls: 22.9 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 25.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 12.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 15.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 15.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.1 mi
- Powder House: 10.0 mi
- Skate Hut: 10.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
- Old Spring: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Fort Michie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | NNW 344° | 120 m | 15.0 mi |
| Polly Hill | NNW 343° | 117 m | 14.5 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NNW 349° | 112 m | 14.2 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNE 13° | 108 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pond Hill | NNW 330° | 103 m | 13.1 mi |
| Great Hill | N 353° | 99 m | 13.5 mi |
| Douglas Hill | NNW 348° | 93 m | 13.0 mi |
| Latimer Hill | N 355° | 92 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:44 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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