French Hill
French Hill rises to 198 m in Maine. Borestone Mountain East Peak stands 604 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Guilford Historical Society, a museum 1.7 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States of America
Wikidata Q33138822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 198 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 23.2 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Campbell Hill: 3.5 mi
- Glass Hill: 3.6 mi
- Watson Hill: 3.8 mi
- Walker Hill: 4.2 mi
- Flanders Hill: 4.4 mi
- Guilford Recreation Park: 2.1 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 9.0 mi
- Monument Square: 9.2 mi
- Piscataquis Valley Fair: 9.9 mi
- Browns Mill Park: 10.0 mi
- Cambridge Woodlands Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Law Farm Nature Trails: 11.3 mi
- Delano Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
- Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary: 16.0 mi
- Bald Mountain Township Public Reserved Land: 17.5 mi
- Cowyard Falls: 12.8 mi
- Big Wilson Falls: 14.9 mi
- Little Wilson Lower Falls: 15.4 mi
- Little Wilson Upper Falls: 15.4 mi
- Thompson Brook Upper Falls: 16.6 mi
- Guilford Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 8.5 mi
- dih cheese fort: 9.3 mi
- Dexter Historical Society Abbot Museum: 10.8 mi
- Athens Historical Society Museum: 20.1 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 8.4 mi
- Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 17.4 mi
- Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site: 23.2 mi
- Monument Square: 9.2 mi
- Cannon Monument: 10.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Barren Slide: 17.9 mi
- The Jaws: 23.3 mi
- Spring water: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of French Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borestone Mountain East Peak | N 2° | 604 m | 15.4 mi |
| Russell Mountain | WNW 299° | 596 m | 11.3 mi |
| Blue Top | WNW 299° | 507 m | 15.4 mi |
| Buck Hill | NNW 329° | 484 m | 12.2 mi |
| Doughty Hill | NNW 327° | 483 m | 13.3 mi |
| Foss Mountain | WNW 285° | 467 m | 10.4 mi |
| Foss Mountain | WSW 248° | 458 m | 14.4 mi |
| Huff Mountain | WSW 242° | 403 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:10 | 15:59 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sangerville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358219858
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