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Frenchtown

Frenchtown from directly overhead

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. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.57991, -75.83959

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
  • 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
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 43
Museums: 42
Peaks: 27
Attractions: 14
Artworks: 11
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Black Barren Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 4.0 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FelixW 268°142 m15.5 mi
Ebright AzimuthNE 44°137 m24.6 mi
Goat HillNW 307°135 m16.5 mi
Mount AraratW 275°134 m13.2 mi
Egg HillNNW 330°125 m6.3 mi
Bald FriarWNW 294°116 m21.7 mi
Schoolhouse HillW 275°115 m20.8 mi
Cherry HillWNW 303°111 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3719:5520:35
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:2116:0116:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473787669584638
Precip in3.42.94.33.73.63.94.83.94.94.03.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark AG Farm, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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