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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 Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklin Grove 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 Franklin Grove:
- 41.841378, -89.300578
- 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 Grove
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Franklin Grove is near Ogle County and also Whiteside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside 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 Grove
Communities Also Named Franklin Grove ...
We found two communities that are also named Franklin Grove.
Within Illinois, the name Franklin Grove is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- This Franklin Grove is located in Warren County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin Grove that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Franklin Grove.
- North Carolina
- Swain County
- This Franklin Grove is located in Swain County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Franklin Grove that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Swain County community of Franklin Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin Grove ...
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.
- Amboy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carthage is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Flagg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Grand Detour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Honey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Inlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inlet is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Kingdom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingdom is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom
- Lee Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Nation
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Nation is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
How Far From Franklin Grove 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 village such as Franklin Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Franklin Grove and extending to:
- Dixon, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Franklin Grove to Dixon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Franklin Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grove 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 Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8414, Longitude: -89.3006 In this case, the coordinates for Franklin Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.549 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.596 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.407 degrees. |
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