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Communities Also Named Frank ...

We found ten communities that share the name Frank.

Within Alberta, the name Frank is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Frank is located in Cecil County and lies 1,978 miles [3,183.3 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Frank.
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Frank [Tuscola County].
    • North Carolina
      • Avery County
      • This Frank is located in Avery County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Frank.
      • Mitchell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Frank [Mitchell County].
    • Ohio
      • Seneca County
      • This Frank is located in Seneca County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Frank.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Frank [Allegheny County].
    • South Carolina
      • Newberry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Frank [Newberry County].
    • South Dakota
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Frank [Marshall County].
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Frank is located in Pocahontas County and lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Frank.
    • Wisconsin
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Frank [Washington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frank ...

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.

  • Beaver Mines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Mines came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Mines
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Mines <4>
  • Crowsnest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Crowsnest Pass
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowsnest Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest Pass
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowsnest Pass <4>
  • Elk Prairie
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkview
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
  • Maycroft
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maycroft
  • Natal ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
  • Pincher Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Pincher Station
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

How Far From Frank 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 Frank to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frank and extending to:

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Frank to Edmonton, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,339 miles [8,592.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

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- Frank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6000, Longitude: -114.4000    
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Frank 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 . 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.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Frank 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 334.474 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.178 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.381 degrees.




 

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