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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 Franklinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklinville 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 Franklinville:
    • 39.447935, -76.384758
    • 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 Franklinville
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Franklinville is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Franklinville

Communities Also Named Franklinville ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Franklinville.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Franklinville.

Beyond Maryland, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Franklinville is located in Carroll County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west of the Franklinville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Franklinville.
    • Frederick 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 Maryland community of Franklinville [Frederick County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Lowndes County
      • This Franklinville is located in Lowndes County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Franklinville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Franklinville.
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Franklinville is located in McHenry County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Franklinville.
    • Kansas
      • Ness 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 Kansas community of Franklinville [Ness County].
    • Missouri
      • Shelby County
      • Although located in Shelby County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Franklinville.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Franklinville is located in Gloucester County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east of the Franklinville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Franklinville.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Franklinville.
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph County
      • This Franklinville is located in Randolph County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Franklinville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Franklinville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Franklinville is located in Huntingdon County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Franklinville.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Franklinville is located in Montgomery County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the northeast of the Franklinville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Franklinville.
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Franklinville is located in Philadelphia County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east northeast of the Franklinville that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Franklinville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklinville ...

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.

  • Dunwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dunwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
  • Edgewater Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
  • Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Springs Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
  • Gunpowder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
  • Indian Princess
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Indian Princess is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
  • Jerusalem
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Jerusalem Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Joppa
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Joppa Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Joppa Landing is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Landing
  • Kings Country
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kingsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kingswood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Kingswood is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Lynchs Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Merrywood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Singer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Singer is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
    • Stoneybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Valleybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Valleybrook is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Franklinville to Towson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,847 miles [9,409.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Franklinville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Franklinville 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>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 Franklinville 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 Franklinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4479, Longitude: -76.3848       In this case, the coordinates for Franklinville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.467 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.044 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.222 degrees.