Fort Popham (historical)
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Fort Popham (historical) is a historic site in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Kenniston Hill stands 87 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Popham State Historic Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Fort Popham is a Civil War-era coastal defense fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine. It is located in sight of the short-lived Popham Colony and, like the colony, named for George Popham, the colony's leader. The site is preserved as Fort Popham State Historic Site.
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Dates from 1857.
Wikidata Q5471865, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Built
- 1861
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Popham State Historic Site: 0.0 mi
- Popham Colony: 0.3 mi
- Fort Baldwin State Historic Site: 0.4 mi
- Church Park: 7.4 mi
- Morse's Landing: 8.1 mi
- Sabino Hill: 0.8 mi
- Cox Head: 0.9 mi
- Bowie Hill: 1.6 mi
- Morse Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Sam Day Hill: 2.5 mi
- Wilbur Preserve at Cox’s Head: 0.8 mi
- McDonald Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- McDonald Marsh Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Spirit Pond Preserve (Popham Beach State Park): 1.6 mi
- Weber Kelly Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Rachel Carson Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Southport Civil War Monument: 7.1 mi
- American Revolution Historical Site: 9.3 mi
- Boothbay Harbor Fire Fighter Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Fishermen's Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Popham Beach: 0.4 mi
- Hunnewell Beach: 0.9 mi
- Half Mile Beach: 2.5 mi
- Seawall Beach: 2.7 mi
- Mile Beach: 3.3 mi
- Phippsburg Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Seguin Lighthouse Museum and Gift Shop: 3.5 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- NeKrangan II Museum: 9.1 mi
- Maine Maritime Museum: 9.7 mi
- Circles Petroglyph: 2.9 mi
- Cedar Waxwings Petroglyph: 4.3 mi
- Wild Bird Petroglyph: 4.3 mi
- Wyoming schooner: 9.8 mi
- Captain Brown: 10.0 mi
- Balmy Days Cruises: 10.2 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises: 10.2 mi
- Arbor Garden: 10.2 mi
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises – Harbor Princess: 10.2 mi
- Haney Hillside Garden: 10.2 mi
- Floratorium: 4.0 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 10.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 10.6 mi
- Morse Point: 1.5 mi
- Hockomock Head: 10.0 mi
- White Head Cliff: 21.7 mi
- The Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Cod Ledges: 22.2 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 8.9 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 9.0 mi
- Bug Light: 23.6 mi
- First Falls: 19.9 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Fort Popham (historical). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenniston Hill | NE 42° | 87 m | 12.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 309° | 85 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NNE 30° | 83 m | 17.5 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | NNW 327° | 81 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 309° | 81 m | 17.9 mi |
| Higgins Mountain | NNE 16° | 79 m | 4.3 mi |
| Winston Hill | WNW 288° | 73 m | 17.7 mi |
| Smith Hill | NNE 33° | 72 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:18 | 16:05 |
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 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westport Island, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 69000012OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/316618385
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