Nature reserve · Maine
Fort Point Trail
Fort Point Trail is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort St. Georges Historic Site, a park 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georges River Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates44.02401, -69.20465
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fort St. Georges Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Kevin's Landing: 1.7 mi
- Good Neighbors Park: 2.0 mi
- Cushing Field: 2.2 mi
- Wadsworth Street Park: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Robinson Trail: 1.1 mi
- Saint George Town Forest: 1.5 mi
- Wheeler Bay Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Tommy's Island Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Meadowbrook Preserve: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Foggs Hill: 3.6 mi
- Limestone Hill: 3.7 mi
- Stahls Hill: 5.5 mi
- Howard Hill: 5.6 mi
- Ingraham Hill: 6.1 mi
Museums: 43
- Cushing Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Thomaston Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Saint George Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Montpelier: 4.4 mi
- Owls Head Transportation Museum: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 39
- Lucia Beach: 5.6 mi
- Drift Inn Beach: 6.7 mi
- Crockett's Beach: 6.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.1 mi
- Walker's Beach: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 17
- The Wall: 3.7 mi
- Prison Show Room: 3.8 mi
- La Verna Preserve (Emergency Entrance): 15.8 mi
- Damariscotta River Cruises: 16.4 mi
- Sumaria Event Center: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 17
- Sphere: 7.1 mi
- Lobster: 7.2 mi
- Seagull: 7.4 mi
- Puffin Wall: 7.4 mi
- Recycle Art: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Cannon: 7.6 mi
- St. George Fisherman Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 9.2 mi
- Arthur Noble Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Bristol War Memorial: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 6
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 7.2 mi
- Medomak Middle School Garden: 8.6 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 8.8 mi
- Miller School Garden: 10.3 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Millerite Ledges: 16.8 mi
- Maiden Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Burnt Head: 19.0 mi
- Norton's Ledge: 19.2 mi
- Spruce Head: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 14.5 mi
- Keepers Quarters: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 0.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Vinal Falls: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Fort Point Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | NNE 24° | 419 m | 16.5 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNE 12° | 390 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 13° | 384 m | 14.6 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain Summit | N 10° | 375 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | NNE 25° | 331 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | N 5° | 330 m | 16.4 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | N 6° | 313 m | 11.3 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | N 9° | 291 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:40 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:15 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tenants Harbor, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
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