Frenchtown
Frenchtown is a ghost town in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Felix stands 142 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hollingsworth Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 320 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
ghost town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 22 mi
320 named places within 25 miles
- Hollingsworth Park: 1.5 mi
- Marina Park: 1.7 mi
- Mariners Park: 1.8 mi
- Eder Park: 1.9 mi
- Brantwood Park: 2.0 mi
- Iron Hill Museum: 5.6 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 2: 6.1 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 3: 6.1 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 4: 6.4 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 5: 6.5 mi
- Elk Neck State Forest Arboretum Trail: 2.4 mi
- Elk Forest Managed Hunting Area: 3.1 mi
- Welch Point Managed Hunting Area: 3.9 mi
- Bethel Managed Hunting Area: 4.3 mi
- Elk River Associates Forest Legacy Easement: 5.5 mi
- Historical Society of Cecil County: 2.1 mi
- Upper Bay Museum: 5.8 mi
- Perryville Railroad Museum: 12.6 mi
- Light Keeper's House Museum: 13.4 mi
- Maritime Museum: 13.4 mi
- Clark Garden: 7.5 mi
- Native Garden: 7.6 mi
- Herbaceous Garden: 7.6 mi
- Worrilow Garden: 7.6 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 7.7 mi
- Grays Hill: 3.2 mi
- Hog Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bacon Hill: 4.3 mi
- Rhodes Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.1 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge: 11.7 mi
- Herrs Potato Chip Factory: 15.0 mi
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 15.6 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 18.7 mi
- Andean Condor: 19.6 mi
- Hammering Heart: 2.0 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 8.2 mi
- Wings of Thought: 8.3 mi
- The Student: 9.0 mi
- Hand: 12.2 mi
- Roachs Shore: 7.4 mi
- North East Beach Area: 10.0 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 13.0 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 14.5 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 17.0 mi
- White Banks: 10.7 mi
- The Eye: 14.2 mi
- Wildcat Point: 22.4 mi
- Green Quarry: 23.5 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 21.5 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 24.5 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 4.0 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frenchtown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Felix | W 268° | 142 m | 15.5 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | NE 44° | 137 m | 24.6 mi |
| Goat Hill | NW 307° | 135 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Ararat | W 275° | 134 m | 13.2 mi |
| Egg Hill | NNW 330° | 125 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bald Friar | WNW 294° | 116 m | 21.7 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | W 275° | 115 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cherry Hill | WNW 303° | 111 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark AG Farm, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Chesapeake City · 4 mi
- Newark · 8 mi
- Perryville · 12 mi
- Havre de Grace · 14 mi
- Hockessin · 16 mi
- New Castle · 16 mi
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