Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Franklin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Franklin
- 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 Franklin:
- 41.619821, -72.142578
- 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 Franklin
- 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 New London County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New London County
- Since Franklin is near Windham County and also Tolland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Windham County
- eBird sighting report for Tolland 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 Franklin ...
We found nine communities that share the name Franklin.
Within Connecticut, the name Franklin is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Franklin is located in Delaware County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Franklin.
- Franklin County
- This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km] to the north northwest of the Franklin that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
- Jackson County
- This Franklin is located in Jackson County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Franklin.
- Kewaunee County
- This Franklin is located in Kewaunee County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Franklin.
- Manitowoc County
- This Franklin is located in Manitowoc County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Franklin.
- Milwaukee 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 Franklin [Milwaukee County].
- Sauk County
- This Franklin is located in Sauk County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sauk County community of Franklin.
- Vernon County
- This Franklin is located in Vernon County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Franklin.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin ...
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.
- Baltic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Baltic is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <3>
- Clayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in New London County
- Heilwield Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heilwield Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwield Corner
- Heilwield Corner is located in New London County
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <3>
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Village Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hill
- Village Hill is located in New London County
- Williams Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
How Far From Franklin 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 Franklin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Franklin and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Franklin to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,161 miles [6,696.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Franklin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6198, Longitude: -72.1426 In this case, the coordinates for Franklin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Franklin 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Franklin 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 304.727 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.293 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.424 degrees. |