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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 Franklinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklinton 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 Franklinton:
    • 32.804306, -83.535456
    • 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 Franklinton
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Franklinton is near Twiggs County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Twiggs County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Franklinton

Communities Also Named Franklinton ...

We found five communities that are also named Franklinton.

Within Georgia, the name Franklinton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Henry County
      • This Franklinton is located in Henry County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the north of the Franklinton that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Franklinton.
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • This Franklinton is located in Washington Parish and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Franklinton that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Franklinton.
    • New York
      • Schoharie County
      • This Franklinton is located in Schoharie County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklinton that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Franklinton.
    • North Carolina
      • Franklin County
      • This Franklinton is located in Franklin County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Franklinton that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklinton.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklinton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklinton ...

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.

  • Bridgeman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeman is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
  • Cross Keys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Crystal Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Dry Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Groveland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Groveland is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Kings Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kings Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
  • Kings View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kings View is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings View
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
  • Mogul
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mogul is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
    • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
  • Tanglewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Whispering Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Franklinton 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 Franklinton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Franklinton to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Franklinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Franklinton 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 Franklinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8043, Longitude: -83.5355       In this case, the coordinates for Franklinton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.718 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.927 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.187 degrees.