Fort Pownall
Fort Pownall is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Mount Waldo stands 320 m to the north-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Point State Park, a park 0.4 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off.
The story
Fort Pownall was a British fortification built during the French and Indian War, whose remains are located at Fort Point State Park in Stockton Springs, Maine. The fort was named for Governor Thomas Pownall, who oversaw its construction. It never saw action, and was destroyed during the American Revolutionary War by the actions of both colonists and the British military to prevent its further use. The fort's remains were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
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Dates from 1760.
Wikidata Q5471870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 28.5 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 30 mi
- Hawk Watch · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Point State Park: 0.4 mi
- Colonel Peterson Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Sandy Point Beach Park: 2.5 mi
- Stockton Springs Recreation Park: 3.0 mi
- Jim Henry Field: 3.3 mi
- Defence Head: 2.9 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 3.0 mi
- Perkins Hill: 3.5 mi
- Wallamatogus Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Fletcher Hill: 3.8 mi
- Greenbie Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Verona Island Water Access: 3.4 mi
- Penobscot Community Forest at Wallamatogus Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rene Henderson Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Starr and Virginia Lampson Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 2.7 mi
- Wadsworth Cove Beach: 4.9 mi
- MMA Beach: 5.7 mi
- Spragues Beach: 7.1 mi
- Billys Shore: 10.7 mi
- Castine Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Wilson Museum: 5.8 mi
- Bucksport Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- The Good Life Center: 9.8 mi
- Belfast Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- Before The Wind: 7.2 mi
- The Whale: 7.2 mi
- Water Street Mural: 19.7 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 22.2 mi
- An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 22.6 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 4.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 6.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 9.6 mi
- The Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Gull Ledges: 11.7 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 5.4 mi
- Fort Knox: 6.8 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 7.2 mi
- Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Battleship Maine Monument: 22.8 mi
- Fields Pond Visitor Center: 19.1 mi
- Dome home: 20.4 mi
- Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 21.9 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 22.2 mi
- Bangor YMCA: 23.0 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 16.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 22.5 mi
- UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 23.4 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 24.2 mi
- Monroe Falls: 14.5 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 19.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.9 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 21.7 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Fort Pownall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Waldo | NNW 332° | 320 m | 8.8 mi |
| Great Pond Mountain | NE 38° | 291 m | 11.6 mi |
| Blue Hill Mountain | ESE 102° | 281 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | WNW 299° | 226 m | 8.0 mi |
| Oak Hill | NE 49° | 223 m | 12.8 mi |
| Jacob Buck Mountain | NNE 12° | 215 m | 12.6 mi |
| Beech Hill | SW 226° | 205 m | 12.9 mi |
| Quarry Hill | WNW 282° | 202 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1399391654
Day trips start here
- Bucksport · 7 mi
- Orland · 8 mi
- Surry · 15 mi
- Ellsworth · 18 mi
- Acadia National Park · 29 mi
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