Peak · Maine
French Hill
French Hill rises to 218 m in Maine. Burnt Hill stands 680 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Whipple Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 218 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.96422, -69.82756
- 1.7 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the State Route 27 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Whipple Hill: 0.8 mi
- Parkman Hill: 2.5 mi
- Eaton Hill: 2.7 mi
- Rowell Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Dunbar Hill: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 41
- Parkman Hill Farm: 2.9 mi
- Tibbetts Pond Water Access: 3.6 mi
- Thompson/Dinsmore Islands: 6.6 mi
- Jacobs Pines: 8.8 mi
- Weston Woods & Waters: 9.8 mi
Parks: 37
- Embden Pond Boat Access: 6.6 mi
- Quimby Field: 6.8 mi
- Athens Community Park: 8.0 mi
- New Portland Lions Fair: 10.2 mi
- Thomas Field: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 14
- Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock): 2.7 mi
- rope swing: 2.9 mi
- clay slides: 3.4 mi
- North Anson Toll Bridge Pylon: 7.5 mi
- Lexington Historical Society: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Parsons School: 13.2 mi
- Skowhegan Indian Sculpture: 14.6 mi
- Veterans Monument: 17.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Canaan Veteran's Memorial: 19.1 mi
Museums: 4
- Athens Historical Society Museum: 8.0 mi
- History House: 14.6 mi
- Norridgewock Historical Society: 17.4 mi
- L C Bates Museum: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- Civil War Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Girl with Tail: 14.8 mi
- Stumphenge: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Houston Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
- Austinm Stream Falls: 11.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Spring water: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Riverside Beach: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Flagstaff: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of French Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Hill | NW 311° | 680 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 303° | 617 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cow Mountain | NNW 347° | 597 m | 14.5 mi |
| Briggs Hill | NW 305° | 595 m | 11.5 mi |
| Peaked Hill | WNW 298° | 560 m | 11.0 mi |
| Hutchins Hill | WNW 289° | 549 m | 9.1 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | NW 313° | 508 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kelly Mountain | NE 35° | 487 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:45 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:12 | 16:01 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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