Fort William Henry
Fort William Henry is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Hunt Hill stands 106 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, a attraction 0.1 miles away.
The story
Fort William Henry is located in the village of New Harbor in the town of Bristol, Maine. The fort was, in its time, the largest in New England. The fort was originally built in 1692 but destroyed four years later by New France in the Siege of Pemaquid (1696). A reconstruction was built in 1908. The fort was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1969. Fort William Henry is now operated as a museum about the fort's history. Fort William Henry is part of the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, which also includes the archaeological excavations of 17th and 18th century village buildings and a museum with excavated artifacts found on the site, including musket balls, coins, pottery and early hardware.
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Wikidata Q5472349, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hanna Landing: 0.6 mi
- Samoset Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park: 3.0 mi
- Shipbuilder's Park: 3.1 mi
- Little River Dam Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Lookout Hill: 1.3 mi
- Kenniston Hill: 4.9 mi
- Turkey Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 5.1 mi
- Smith Hill: 6.4 mi
- Salt Marsh Cove Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Library Park: 1.8 mi
- Tracy Shore: 2.0 mi
- Garber Overlook: 2.0 mi
- Seal Cove Shore Preserve: 2.4 mi
- The Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum: 1.7 mi
- Bristol History Center: 2.1 mi
- Fishermans Museum and Art Gallery: 2.9 mi
- Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum: 5.1 mi
- Antique Auto Museum: 5.1 mi
- Sand Cove Beach: 3.0 mi
- Grimes Cove Beach: 5.6 mi
- Sea Glass Beach: 6.9 mi
- Hotel Beach: 6.9 mi
- Indian Beach: 7.1 mi
- Scouting Owl: 5.3 mi
- Meredith Tree: 5.3 mi
- Saint Mary: 5.4 mi
- Headwind: 5.5 mi
- My Story: 5.5 mi
- Samoset Memorial: 1.6 mi
- All Wars Monument: 2.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Fishermen's Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Boothbay World War II Honor Role: 5.5 mi
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Sumaria Event Center: 1.4 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 3.0 mi
- Maine Narrow Gauge History: 5.1 mi
- Goats: 5.1 mi
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Squirrel Island Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.2 mi
- Bath Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 15.1 mi
- Hockomock Head: 11.7 mi
- Burnt Head: 13.3 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 13.3 mi
- Morse Point: 16.7 mi
- The Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 13.6 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 13.6 mi
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Fort William Henry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Hill | N 357° | 106 m | 14.8 mi |
| Call Hill | NW 325° | 105 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cordwood Hill | NNE 19° | 102 m | 15.9 mi |
| Willett Hill | NNE 29° | 101 m | 16.5 mi |
| Howard Hill | NE 40° | 100 m | 17.5 mi |
| Johnston Hill | NNE 26° | 92 m | 10.5 mi |
| Demuth Hill | NNE 30° | 92 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | N 1° | 89 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:41 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:00 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:17 | 16:04 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 69000021OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Fort William Henry, reference 69000021, listed 12/01/69.
OpenStreetMap element way/512994843
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