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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Franklinville
- 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:
- 39.458991, -77.099148
- 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 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Franklinville is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Franklinville ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Franklinville.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Franklinville.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Baltimore County
- This Franklinville is located in Baltimore County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east of the Franklinville that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore 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].
- Baltimore County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lowndes County
- This Franklinville is located in Lowndes County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Franklinville that is located in Carroll 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 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Carroll 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 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the east of the Franklinville that is located in Carroll 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 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Carroll 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 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Franklinville that is located in Carroll 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 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Carroll 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east northeast of the Franklinville that is located in Carroll 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east northeast of the Franklinville that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Franklinville.
- Georgia
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.
- Bloom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Cover ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Covers Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
- Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
- Daniel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Fuller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Harvest Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
- Holler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Huntfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Mountain Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
- Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- New Horizons
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Horizons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- New Horizons is located in Carroll County
- Sams Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Stone House Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone House Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
- Sun Valley Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
- Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
- New Horizons
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:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Franklinville to Westminster, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Franklinville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Franklinville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4590, Longitude: -77.0991 In this case, the coordinates for Franklinville 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 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> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.89 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.526 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.523 degrees. |