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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 East Franklin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Franklin 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 East Franklin:
- 44.568132, -68.194736
- 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 East Franklin
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since East Franklin is near Washington County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 East Franklin
Communities Also Named East Franklin ...
We found three communities that are also named East Franklin.
Within Maine, the name East Franklin is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Macon County
- This East Franklin is located in Macon County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Franklin that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of East Franklin.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Franklin that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of East Franklin.
- Vermont
- Franklin County
- This East Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the west of the East Franklin that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of East Franklin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Franklin ...
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.
- Birch Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Joyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
- Red Rock Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
- Summer Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Harbor is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Harbor
- Town Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Town Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Winter Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From East Franklin 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 East Franklin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Franklin and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from East Franklin to Ellsworth, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,300 miles [8,529.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,887 miles [6,255.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Franklin) 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 East Franklin 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 East Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5681, Longitude: -68.1947 In this case, the coordinates for East Franklin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.853 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.575 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.027 degrees. |
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