Fort Point State Park
Fort Point State Park is a public recreation area that overlooks Penobscot Bay from the easternmost tip of Cape Jellison in the town of Stockton Springs, Maine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Pownall and Fort Point Light.
Fort Pownall
Fort
Fort Pownall was a British fortification built during the French and Indian War, whose remains are located at Fort Point State Park in Stockton Springs, Maine.
Fort Point Light
Lighthouse
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The Fort Point Light, or Fort Point Light Station, is located in Fort Point State Park, in Stockton Springs, Maine. A lighthouse at this point has served as an active aid to navigation since 1835; the present lighthouse dates to 1857, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stockton Springs and Sandy Point.
Stockton Springs
Village
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Stockton Springs is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2020 census. Stockton Springs is home to Fort Point State Park and Fort Point Light, both located on Fort Point, a peninsula on Cape Jellison. Stockton Springs is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fort Point State Park.
Sandy Point
Neighborhood
Sandy Point is an unincorporated village in the town of Stockton Springs, Waldo County, Maine, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 1 on the west bank of the Penobscot River estuary, 4.1 miles south of Bucksport. Sandy Point is situated 3 miles north of Fort Point State Park.
Searsport
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Searsport is an incorporated town and deep water seaport located at the confluence of the Penobscot River estuary and the Penobscot Bay immediately northwest of Sears Island and Cape Jellison in Waldo County, Maine, United States.
Fort Point State Park
- Type: Park
- Description: State park in Waldo County, Maine
- Categories: Maine state park and recreation area
- Location: Waldo County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.46835° or 44° 28′ 6″ northLongitude
-68.82061° or 68° 49′ 14″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Operator
Maine Bureau of Parks and LandsOpen location code
87PHF59H+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 126154125OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4964664Wikidata ID
Q1250979
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Fort Point State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Point State Park”
- German: “Fort Point State Park”
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