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Fortin du Petit-Sault Blockhouse

Fortin du Petit-Sault Blockhouse from directly overhead

Fortin du Petit-Sault Blockhouse is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Bossy Mountain stands 436 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wagon du queue, a attraction 0.2 miles away. ST JOHN VALLEY CULTURAL BYWAY passes 0.6 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

What the record says

Height
9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.36362, -68.32208

Overlooks nearby

66 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Four Corners Park: 0.7 mi
  • Parc Archibald Fraser: 0.7 mi
  • Parc linéaire interprovincial Petit-Témis: 0.8 mi
  • Parc Jeanne-Vienneau: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Montagne Michaud: 1.6 mi
  • Cyr Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Lake Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Morin Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Gagnon Hill: 8.5 mi
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 5
  • New Canada Public Reserved Land: 15.9 mi
  • Square Lake Public Reserved Land: 20.2 mi
  • Saint John Plantation North Public Reserved Land: 20.9 mi
  • Saint John Plantation South Public Reserved Land: 23.0 mi
  • Cyr Plantation Public Reserved Land: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Wagon du queue: 0.2 mi
  • Native Village: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • National Chicken Capital: 19.5 mi
  • Maine Tribute Moose: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fish River Falls: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Soldier Pond Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Van Buren Community Gardem: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fortin du Petit-Sault Blockhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bossy MountainWSW 239°436 m20.4 mi
Pinette HillSW 234°381 m16.9 mi
Michaud HillSW 223°356 m20.4 mi
Glass HillSW 226°354 m10.5 mi
Cyr MountainSSE 162°353 m4.8 mi
Gagnon HillSSW 211°344 m8.5 mi
Cold MountainSE 145°325 m13.7 mi
Moose HillSSE 148°308 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3720:4621:34
September equinox07:2118:5319:33
December solstice08:1815:5316:46

Local time (America/Moncton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111425385261666556443219
Precip in1.50.91.52.43.14.23.93.83.53.52.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frenchville Nthrn Aroostook AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/741678119

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