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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frankville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frankville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Frankville:
- 31.646531, -88.147230
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Frankville
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Frankville is near Clarke County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Frankville
Communities Also Named Frankville ...
We found seven communities that are also named Frankville.
Within Alabama, the name Frankville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Frankville [Monroe County].
- Iowa
- Winneshiek County
- This Frankville is located in Winneshiek County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Frankville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winneshiek County community of Frankville.
- Kansas
- Brown County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Frankville [Brown County].
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Frankville [Garrett County].
- Missouri
- Howell County
- This Frankville is located in Howell County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Frankville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Frankville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Frankville lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Frankville that is located in Washington County.
- Ontario
- This Frankville lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Frankville that is located in Washington County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frankville ...
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.
- Ballfield Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ballfield Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballfield Landing
- Carpenter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Christmas Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Christmas Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Landing
- Coffeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coffeeville Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Ferry
- Coffeeville Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coffeeville Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Landing
- Mays Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Oil Well Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Well Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Well Landing
- Rescueville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Silver Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Cross is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross
- Tattlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tattlersville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattlersville
How Far From Frankville 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 Frankville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frankville and extending to:
- Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frankville to Chatom, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,280 miles [8,497.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Frankville 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frankville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Frankville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frankville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6465, Longitude: -88.1472 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.802 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.197 degrees. |
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