- Elevation, modelled
- 40 m
- Tallest summit within 11.4 miles
- Mount Waldo320 m · 4.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY23.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 44.5653, -68.8030
Fort Knox State Historic Site is a park in Maine, at a modelled 40 m. Mount Waldo stands 320 m to the west-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Knox, a historic site 0.1 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 24 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Fort Knox State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Waldo | WNW 283° | 320 m | 4.7 mi |
| Great Pond Mountain | ENE 70° | 291 m | 7.1 mi |
| Flag Hill | ENE 74° | 270 m | 9.3 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | NE 50° | 258 m | 10.4 mi |
| Kings Mountain | NNE 18° | 256 m | 7.7 mi |
| Flying Moose Mountain | ENE 70° | 245 m | 9.4 mi |
| Dodge Hill | NE 53° | 234 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | WSW 249° | 226 m | 8.0 mi |
- 23.6 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 27.9 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYNational
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Battery A: 0.1 mi
- Penobscot River Boat Access: 0.6 mi
- Peary's Landing: 0.8 mi
- Reggie Ginn Field: 0.8 mi
- Bucksport Recreational Facility: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Eustis Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Olive: 1.2 mi
- McCloud Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mount Tuck: 1.6 mi
- Ersking: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Penobscot Shore Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Verona Island Water Access: 4.3 mi
- Mount Waldo Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery: 5.9 mi
- Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River West): 6.1 mi
Beaches: 34
- Sandy Point Beach: 4.0 mi
- Wadsworth Cove Beach: 11.6 mi
- MMA Beach: 12.4 mi
- Spragues Beach: 13.5 mi
- Hales Beach: 14.2 mi
Museums: 27
- Bucksport Historical Society Museum: 0.6 mi
- Winterport Historical Association: 5.3 mi
- Castine Historical Society: 12.1 mi
- Wilson Museum: 12.5 mi
- Telephone Museum: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 18
- Before The Wind: 0.6 mi
- The Whale: 0.6 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 15.5 mi
- An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 15.9 mi
- Greetings From Bangor Maine: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 13
- Fields Pond Visitor Center: 12.5 mi
- Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 15.2 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 15.5 mi
- Bangor YMCA: 16.2 mi
- Penobscot Theatre: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Fort Knox: 0.1 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 0.8 mi
- Fort Pownall: 6.7 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 12.1 mi
- Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
- The Bluffs: 9.3 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 10.3 mi
- Rider Bluff: 13.5 mi
- The Bluffs: 16.1 mi
- The Bluff: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 7
- Children's Garden: 15.8 mi
- UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 16.7 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 17.9 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 22.1 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Monroe Falls: 11.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.2 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:40 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:10 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 15 mi away.
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