Museum · Maine
Old Fort Western
Old Fort Western is a museum in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mount Pisgah stands 246 m to the west, 13 miles off.
The story
fort in Augusta, Maine
Dates from 1754.
Wikidata Q4492009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates44.31598, -69.77102
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- East Side Boatlanding Park: 0.1 mi
- Augusta Waterfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Market Sqaure: 0.2 mi
- Water Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Welcome to Augusta: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Burnt Hill: 0.8 mi
- Howard Hill: 1.7 mi
- Winter Hill: 2.8 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 2.9 mi
- Granite Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Augusta Nature Education Center: 0.9 mi
- Bond Brook Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Howard Hill Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Judy Kane Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Effie L. Berry Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
Museums: 22
- Kennebec Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House: 0.7 mi
- Maine State Museum: 0.9 mi
- Klahr Center: 1.9 mi
- Windsor Fair Museum: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Old Fort Western: 0.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.5 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 13
- Liberty Bell: 0.8 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 2.3 mi
- Dummer House: 2.3 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 8.9 mi
- Kiddie Land: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 11
- Community Celebration Mural: 0.1 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 0.6 mi
- Samantha Smith: 0.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 0.9 mi
- Fisher Man: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 7
- Cony Circle Garden: 0.2 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 0.4 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 1.4 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Loon Cove: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 6
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 5.5 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 6.3 mi
- Town Beach: 10.4 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 14.4 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Bond Brook Falls: 0.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Bluff: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Old Fort Western. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | W 267° | 246 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bowen Hill | NW 315° | 238 m | 14.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 293° | 221 m | 15.3 mi |
| Danforth Hill | SW 227° | 208 m | 16.3 mi |
| Morrison Heights | W 273° | 204 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hornbeam Mountain | NW 321° | 204 m | 14.2 mi |
| Monks Hill | WNW 299° | 203 m | 6.3 mi |
| Allen Hill | NW 310° | 193 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:15 | 16:03 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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