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Rifleman's House

Rifleman's House from directly overhead

Rifleman's House is a historic site in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Mount Agamenticus stands 210 m to the north, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort McClary Blockhouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Coastal Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1808
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.08162, -70.70980

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Boatswain Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Forty Acre Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Bartlett Hill: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Emery Park: 1.3 mi
  • Fort Foster Park: 1.5 mi
  • Rogers Park: 1.7 mi
  • John Paul Jones Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
Museums: 57
Gardens: 47
  • Trial Gardens: 2.1 mi
  • Presscott Park Formal Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Community Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Victory Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Liberty Gardens: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 43
Artworks: 32
Attractions: 16
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 13
  • Piscassic Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Second Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Packer's Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Fort McClary Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 4.8 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 9.6 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 9.7 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 12.6 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 12.7 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Jailhouse Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Rifleman's House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AgamenticusN 5°210 m9.8 mi
Second HillN 7°167 m10.4 mi
Third HillN 11°159 m10.9 mi
Horse HillsN 3°118 m9.0 mi
Third HillNNW 331°104 m7.3 mi
Norman HillN 1°103 m11.0 mi
Horse HillsN 360°98 m8.5 mi
Groundnut HillNNE 18°93 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0419:4320:27
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1215:2516:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242734455565706962504030
Precip in3.63.64.84.64.04.63.93.74.14.94.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/971186199

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