Fortin du Petit-Sault Blockhouse
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
- 0.6 mi off the ST JOHN VALLEY CULTURAL BYWAY, National
- 15.5 mi off the FISH RIVER SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 16.9 mi off the Route des Monts Notre-Dame, National
- 19.0 mi off the Route des Frontières, National
Overlooks nearby
- Belvedère du Crépuscule · 23 mi
66 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Musée historique du Madawaska: 0.7 mi
- Tante Blanche Museum: 2.4 mi
- Greater Grand Isle Historical Society and Museum: 8.7 mi
- The Daigle Dube House: 14.5 mi
- Fort Kent Historical Society Museum: 14.5 mi
- 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
- Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel: 11.6 mi
- Fort Kent: 14.9 mi
- Governor Brann School: 23.8 mi
- Wagon du queue: 0.2 mi
- Native Village: 0.8 mi
- National Chicken Capital: 19.5 mi
- Maine Tribute Moose: 23.4 mi
- Birch Point Beach: 10.5 mi
- Fish River Falls: 16.5 mi
- Soldier Pond Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bossy Mountain | WSW 239° | 436 m | 20.4 mi |
| Pinette Hill | SW 234° | 381 m | 16.9 mi |
| Michaud Hill | SW 223° | 356 m | 20.4 mi |
| Glass Hill | SW 226° | 354 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cyr Mountain | SSE 162° | 353 m | 4.8 mi |
| Gagnon Hill | SSW 211° | 344 m | 8.5 mi |
| Cold Mountain | SE 145° | 325 m | 13.7 mi |
| Moose Hill | SSE 148° | 308 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:05 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:46 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 15:53 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Moncton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
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.
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