Fort Foster Gate House

Fort Foster Gate House is a government building in York County, Maine, which is located on Pocahontas Road. Fort Foster Gate House is situated near Gerrish Island, as well as near Submarine fence pier.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 Station

Lighthouse

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 1 mile southwest of Fort Foster Gate House.

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 1 mile west of Fort Foster Gate House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle and Kittery.

Newcastle

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 Gate House.

Kittery

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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

Portsmouth

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

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 Gate House

Type: Government building
Address: 76 Pocahontas Road, Kittery Point, ME 03905
Category: building
Location: York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.0706° or 43° 4′ 14″ north

Longitude

-70.68667° or 70° 41′ 12″ west

Open location code

87MF38C7+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 678895048

OpenStreetMap feature

building=government

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gerrish Island and Submarine fence pier.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fort Foster Pavillion and Battery Bohlen.

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