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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:
- 35.190651, -83.363764
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since East Franklin is near Jackson County and also Swain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Swain 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 North Carolina, the name East Franklin is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This East Franklin is located in Hancock County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of East Franklin.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Franklin that is located in Macon 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 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Franklin that is located in Macon 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.
- Blossomtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blossomtown is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossomtown
- Burningtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burningtown is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtown
- Dean
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dean is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Deans Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deans Mill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Mill
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leatherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pumpkintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkintown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
- Tumblerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tumblerville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumblerville
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
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:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from East Franklin to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 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 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: 35.1907, Longitude: -83.3638 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 311.696 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.239 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.514 degrees. |
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