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 nearby to Gerrish Island, as well as near Submarine fence pier.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 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
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.0706° or 43° 4′ 14″ northLongitude
-70.68667° or 70° 41′ 12″ westOpen location code
87MF38C7+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 678895048OpenStreetMap feature
building=government
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gerrish Island and Submarine fence pier.
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