Fort Foster, Kittery

Name: Fort Foster
Address: Kittery, United States

#2 among attractions in Kittery

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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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. The park includes beaches and trails. Battery Bohlen and Battery Chapin were the major parts of the fort. ()

Elevation: 16 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°4'4"N, 70°41'18"W

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Kittery United States

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Fort Foster – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wentworth by the Sea, Fort McClary State Park, Fort Stark, Prescott Park.

2 miW
Hotel, Spa, Golf
Wentworth by the Sea, New Castle
51 min walk • Nestled in the serene coastal town of New Castle, New Hampshire, Wentworth by the Sea marries the charm of a historic grand hotel with the comforts of modern hospitality. This elegant hotel, which has graced the shores of New Hampshire since 1874, offers guests a...
1.5 miNW
Park, Museum, Historical place
Fort McClary State Park, Kittery
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1.4 miSW
Historical place, Park, View point
Fort Stark, New Castle
37 min walk • Fort Stark is a former military fortification in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States.
3.3 miW
Park, Garden, Theater
Prescott Park, Portsmouth
84 min walk • Prescott Park is a ten-plus acre waterfront park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The land was purchased in the 1930s by two sisters, Josie and Sarah Prescott.
2.1 miSW
Park, Aquarium, Nature and wildlife
Seacoast Science Center, Rye
55 min walk • Odiorne Point State Park is a public recreation area located on the Atlantic seacoast in the town of Rye near Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Among the park's features are the Seacoast Science Center and the remains of the World War II Fort Dearborn. The park offers opportunities for hiking, cycling, picnicking, fishing, and boating.
1 miW
View point, Reportedly haunted, Lighthouse
Portsmouth Harbor Light, New Castle
27 min walk • Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States.
3.4 miSW
Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
Wallis Sands State Beach, Rye
88 min walk • Wallis Sands State Beach is a public recreation area located on the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Rye, New Hampshire. The state park offers a sandy beach with bathhouse, picnicking, and 500-car pay-parking lot.
3.3 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Players' Ring, Portsmouth
84 min walk • The Players' Ring Theatre is a theater located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The black box theater has a seating capacity of 75.
1.4 miW
Church
New Castle Congregational Church, New Castle
37 min walk • The New Castle Congregational Church is a congregation of the United Church of Christ, located at 65 Main Street in New Castle, New Hampshire.
2.7 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion, Portsmouth
71 min walk • Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion is a 40-room clapboard house which was built as the home, offices and working farm of colonial Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire. It is located on the water at 375 Little Harbor Road, about two miles southeast of the center of Portsmouth.
3 miNW
Library, Romanesque architecture
Rice Public Library, Kittery
78 min walk • The Rice Public Library is the public library of Kittery, Maine. It is located at 8 Wentworth Street in the central Kittery Foreside village, in an architecturally distinguished Romanesque Revival building built in 1889 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in...