Battery A

Battery A: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Battery A

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Battery A — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.56753, -68.80272. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Battery A

• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~1 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~14 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Phillips Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~28 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Battery A

Other forts & heritage near Battery A

• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bass Harbor Head Light · fort · Hancock · ~67 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~69 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~72 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Ledge Light · fort · Knox · ~77 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Kennebec · ~82 km · Must-see
• Whitehead Light · fort · Knox · ~88 km · Must-see

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