Fort Foster Pavillion

Fort Foster Pavillion is a shelter in York County, Maine. Fort Foster Pavillion is situated nearby to the government building Fort Foster Gate House, as well as near the islet Horn Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Foster and Whaleback Light Station.

Fort Foster

Park

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Foster, now part of Fort Foster Park, is a historic fort active 1901–1946 on the southwest tip of Gerrish Island in the Kittery Point area of Kittery, Maine.

Whaleback Light is a historic lighthouse marking the mouth of the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. It is located on a rocky outcrop offshore southwest of Fort Foster and south of Wood Island in Kittery. Whaleback Light Station is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Fort Foster Pavillion.

Portsmouth Harbor Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Rosstracy, CC BY 3.0.

The Portsmouth Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States. Portsmouth Harbor Light is situated 1¼ miles west of Fort Foster Pavillion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle and Kittery.

Newcastle

Village

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New Castle is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost town in New Hampshire and the smallest by area, and it is the only town in the state located entirely on islands. Newcastle is situated 1½ miles west of Fort Foster Pavillion.

Kittery

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Kittery is a small town in Maine, directly across from the New Hampshire border, that features a number of outlet stores.

Portsmouth

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Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 21,956 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.

Fort Foster Pavillion

Type: Shelter
Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.06703° or 43° 4′ 1″ north

Longitude

-70.68633° or 70° 41′ 11″ west

Open location code

87MF3887+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 353623465

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Foster Gate House and Horn Island.

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