Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Franks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Franks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Franks
- 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 Little Franks:
- 32.432575, -109.215338
- 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 Little Franks
- 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Since Little Franks is near Cochise County and also Greenlee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cochise County
- eBird sighting report for Greenlee 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Franks ...
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.
- Bowie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Bowie is located in Cochise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Camp Bowie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bowie
- Camp Bowie is located in Cochise County
- Cotton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
- Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
- Fox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Greenlee County
- Gary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Hilltop ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Lordsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsburg
- Lordsburg is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lordsburg <1>
- Shakespeare ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
- Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
- Former name for Shakespeare:
- Ralston City
- Yellow Hammer Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Hammer Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Hammer Mill
- Yellow Hammer Mill is located in Cochise County
How Far From Little Franks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Franks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Little Franks and extending to:
- Safford, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little Franks to Safford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,425 miles [11,949.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,185 miles [13,172.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Franks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Little Franks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Franks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4326, Longitude: -109.2153 In this case, the coordinates for Little Franks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Little Franks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.779 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.964 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.675 degrees. |