Fort Stark State Historic Site
Fort Stark State Historic Site is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Dearborn, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Fort Stark is a former military fortification in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States. Located at Jerry's Point (also called Jaffrey's Point) on the southeastern tip of New Castle Island, most of the surviving fort was developed in the early 20th century, following the Spanish–American War, although there were several earlier fortifications on the site, portions of which survive. The fort was named for John Stark, a New Hampshire officer who distinguished himself at the Battle of Bennington in the American Revolution. The purpose of Fort Stark was to defend the harbor of nearby Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The fort remained in active use through the Second World War, after which it was used for reserve training by the US Navy. The property was partially turned over to the state of New Hampshire in 1979, which established Fort Stark Historic Site, and the remainder of the property was turned over in 1983. The grounds are open to the public during daylight hours.
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Wikidata Q1438726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Independence Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 21 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Dearborn: 0.6 mi
- Battery Seaman: 0.6 mi
- Founder's Monument: 0.8 mi
- Battery 204: 0.9 mi
- Fort William and Mary: 1.0 mi
- Boatswain Hill: 0.8 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 2.4 mi
- Peverly Hill: 3.5 mi
- Forty Acre Hill: 4.0 mi
- Creek Farm Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Seavey Acres: 1.7 mi
- Fairchild Conservation Easement: 2.1 mi
- Cutts: 2.4 mi
- Sagamore Creek Headlands: 2.4 mi
- Fort Foster Park: 1.4 mi
- Wallis Sands State Park: 2.2 mi
- Clough Field: 2.2 mi
- Wallis Sands State Park: 2.3 mi
- Prescott Park: 2.3 mi
- Seacoast Science Center: 0.9 mi
- Wood Island Life Saving Station: 0.9 mi
- New Castle, NH Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Lady Pepperell House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Fort McClary: 1.7 mi
- Trial Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 2.4 mi
- Goodwin Garden: 2.4 mi
- Community Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Victory Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Wallis Sands Beach: 2.2 mi
- Pirates Cove Beach: 2.7 mi
- Crescent Beach: 3.1 mi
- Seapoint Beach: 3.3 mi
- Rye North Beach: 3.4 mi
- Bones: 0.9 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 2.0 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 2.3 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Street Arch: 2.7 mi
- EDALHAB: 0.9 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 1.0 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 2.7 mi
- Triple Giant Slides: 3.8 mi
- Take Flight: 5.0 mi
- Dover Bluff: 9.3 mi
- York Cliffs: 11.3 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 12.8 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 12.8 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 12.9 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 12.0 mi
- Second Falls: 12.3 mi
- Packer's Falls: 12.4 mi
- Great Falls: 12.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.9 mi
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Birthday Bay: 3.8 mi
- Front Pavilion: 9.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 9.2 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 9.3 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 11.2 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 11.3 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.2 mi
- Oil House: 0.9 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 0.9 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 1.0 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 9.6 mi
- Front Range Light: 18.7 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 13.2 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 16.8 mi
- Lion's Spring: 19.0 mi
- Rail Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Fort Stark State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agamenticus | N 5° | 210 m | 11.5 mi |
| Horse Hills | N 3° | 118 m | 10.6 mi |
| Third Hill | NNW 337° | 104 m | 8.7 mi |
| Horse Hills | N 1° | 98 m | 10.1 mi |
| Groundnut Hill | NNE 16° | 93 m | 11.0 mi |
| Stratham Hill | W 262° | 88 m | 9.0 mi |
| Great Hill | NNW 332° | 87 m | 8.2 mi |
| Jewell Hill | WSW 259° | 81 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:25 | 16:12 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/962416300
Day trips start here
- Portsmouth · 3 mi
- York · 8 mi
- Dover · 13 mi
- Ogunquit · 14 mi
- Amesbury · 18 mi
- Newburyport · 19 mi
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