French Island

French Island is an islet in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. French Island is situated nearby to the village Mifflinville, as well as near Briar Creek.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fowlersville Covered Bridge and Briar Creek Reservoir.

Fowlersville Covered Bridge

Bridge

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fowlersville Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in North Centre Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is a 40-foot-long queen post truss bridge with board-and-batten siding constructed in 1886. Fowlersville Covered Bridge is situated 1½ miles northeast of French Island.

Briar Creek Reservoir

Fishing area

Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Briar Creek Reservoir is a reservoir in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It has an area of 51.04 acres and is located in Briar Creek Township. Briar Creek Reservoir is situated 2 miles north of French Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mifflinville and Berwick.

Mifflinville

Village

Photo: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0.

Mifflinville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Berwick

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Berwick is a small city in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Berwick is home to Berwick Offray, a gift ribbon manufacturing plant, and Wise Foods, Inc, a snack food company founded by Berwick native Earl Wise in the first half of the twentieth century, famous for its potato chips.

Mifflin Cross Roads

Hamlet

Mifflin Cross Roads is an unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mifflin Cross Roads is situated 5 miles south of French Island.

French Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in the Susquehanna River in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Categories: island, river island, locality, and landform
Location: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.0404° or 41° 2′ 25″ north

Longitude

-76.29945° or 76° 17′ 58″ west

Elevation

469 feet (143 metres)

Open location code

87H52PR2+56

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28790620

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5190510

Wikidata ID

Q49638512

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Satellite Map

Discover French Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“French Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “French Island”
French: “French Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Briar Creek and Dennis Mills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rolling Pines Golf Course and Mifflin Township Municipal Building.

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