Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frenchtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frenchtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frenchtown
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Frenchtown:
- 39.575390, -76.081616
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Frenchtown
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Since Frenchtown is near Harford County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harford County
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Frenchtown ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Frenchtown.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Frenchtown.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Somerset County
- This Frenchtown is located in Somerset County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Frenchtown.
- Somerset County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Frenchtown.
- Arkansas
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Frenchtown.
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Frenchtown is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,377 miles [3,825.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Frenchtown.
- Yuba County
- This Frenchtown is located in Yuba County and lies 2,381 miles [3,831.8 km] to the west northwest of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Frenchtown.
- Indiana
- Harrison County
- This Frenchtown is located in Harrison County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the west of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Frenchtown.
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- This Frenchtown is located in Marquette County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Frenchtown.
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Frenchtown [Monroe County].
- Missouri
- Saint Charles County
- Although located in Saint Charles County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Frenchtown.
- Montana
- Missoula County
- This Frenchtown is located in Missoula County and lies 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Frenchtown.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Frenchtown [Hunterdon County].
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Frenchtown is located in Darke County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Frenchtown.
- Seneca County
- This Frenchtown is located in Seneca County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the west northwest of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Frenchtown.
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This Frenchtown is located in Crawford County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Frenchtown.
- Luzerne County
- This Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Frenchtown.
- Lycoming County
- This Frenchtown is located in Lycoming County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the north northwest of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Frenchtown.
- Pike County
- This Frenchtown is located in Pike County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the north northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Frenchtown.
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Frenchtown is located in Kent County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frenchtown that is located in Cecil County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Frenchtown.
- South Dakota
- Pennington County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Frenchtown [Pennington County].
- Texas
- Denton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Denton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Frenchtown.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frenchtown ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Carpenter Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Point
- Carpenter Point is located in Cecil County
- Chapel Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Chapel Hills is located in Harford County
- Chestnut Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Point
- Chestnut Point is located in Cecil County
- Craigtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Foxridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Frank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Grace Harbour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Harbour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Harbour
- Grace Harbour is located in Harford County
- Honeysuckle Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
- Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
- Manor Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
- Meadowvale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Harford County
- Misty Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
- Mountain Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Mountain Hill is located in Cecil County
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- Perry Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Poplar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
- Poplar Point is located in Cecil County
- Port Deposit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Deposit
- Port Deposit is located in Cecil County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Deposit <5>
- Quaker Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hills
- Quaker Hills is located in Harford County
- Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Rock Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Swan Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Swan Creek is located in Harford County
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perry Point
How Far From Frenchtown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Frenchtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frenchtown and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Frenchtown to Elkton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frenchtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frenchtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frenchtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5754, Longitude: -76.0816 In this case, the coordinates for Frenchtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Frenchtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Frenchtown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Frenchtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.278 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.849 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.042 degrees. |