Little French Island
Little French Island is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Hunt Hill stands 153 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bustins Island Historical Society, a museum 0.7 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Freeport Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 26.1 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- West Gosling Island: 1.3 mi
- East Gosling Island: 1.5 mi
- Irony Island: 1.6 mi
- Whaleboat Island: 2.5 mi
- Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park: 2.6 mi
- Schooner Windfall: 2.3 mi
- Eartha: 4.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Old Farmhouse Foundation: 5.3 mi
- Jewell Island Military Reservation: 7.8 mi
- Winslow Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Mitchell Field: 2.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.4 mi
- Camp Soci: 3.8 mi
- Porter's Landing: 4.0 mi
- Organic Vegetable Fields: 2.7 mi
- Organic Gardens: 3.0 mi
- FCS Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Yarmouth Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Freeport Community Garden (at Elm Street): 5.3 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 4.0 mi
- Winston Hill: 4.1 mi
- Torrey Hill: 4.8 mi
- Kelsey Hill: 4.9 mi
- York Hill: 5.8 mi
- Big Indian: 4.2 mi
- "The Final Charge" (Locked-horm Moose Display): 5.1 mi
- LL Bean Boot: 5.2 mi
- Thunderhole: 5.8 mi
- Desert of Maine: 6.6 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 3.8 mi
- Sea Cove Beach: 5.0 mi
- Chandler Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
- Kennedy Beach: 6.2 mi
- East End Beach: 6.6 mi
- Lobstermans Statue: 5.9 mi
- Can't Stop Hip Hop: 6.6 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 8.8 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.0 mi
- Time Out: 9.8 mi
- Bustins Island Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Harpswell Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- Admiral Robert E. Peary Home Museum: 5.2 mi
- Yarmouth Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Desert of Maine Farm Museum: 6.6 mi
- White Head Cliff: 11.4 mi
- The Cliffs: 11.5 mi
- Cod Ledges: 12.1 mi
- Cunner Ledges: 12.3 mi
- Morse Point: 14.2 mi
- First Falls: 5.4 mi
- Presumpscot Falls: 11.0 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 23.8 mi
- Bug Light: 12.2 mi
- Doubling Point Front Range Light: 15.2 mi
- Doubling Point Rear Range Light: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Little French Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Hill | WNW 290° | 153 m | 13.6 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | W 261° | 151 m | 12.6 mi |
| Leighton Hill | WSW 258° | 145 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bradbury Mountain | NW 325° | 143 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bruce Hill | WNW 285° | 136 m | 10.2 mi |
| Poplar Ridge | W 273° | 133 m | 13.0 mi |
| Walnut Hill | WNW 291° | 129 m | 10.1 mi |
| Blackstrap Hill | WSW 257° | 129 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:19 | 16:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brunswick NAS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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