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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 Franklin Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklin Farms and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Farms:
    • 33.514835, -84.477427
    • 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 Franklin Farms
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Franklin Farms is near Fulton County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Franklin Farms

Communities Also Named Franklin Farms ...

We found two communities that are also named Franklin Farms.

Within Georgia, the name Franklin Farms is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Franklin Farms is located in Washington County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklin Farms that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Franklin Farms.
    • Virginia
      • Prince George County
      • This Franklin Farms is located in Prince George County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Franklin Farms that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Franklin Farms.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin Farms ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bethany is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Christian Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
  • Cottonwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Dix - Leeson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
  • Gamma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gamma is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
  • Ginger Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
  • Graves Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Graves Way is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
  • Hickory Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Hopeful
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hopeful is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
  • Lees Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lees Mill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
  • Skylane Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
  • Smoke Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Smoke Ridge is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Ridge
  • Timberlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Timberlake is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

How Far From Franklin Farms to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Franklin Farms to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Farms 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 Franklin Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5148, Longitude: -84.4774       In this case, the coordinates for Franklin Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.296 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.693 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.378 degrees.